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#C8244E

#c8244e ≈ Brick Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8244e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 14.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 61% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 344.63°, with 69.49% saturation and 46.27% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.1409

Complementary

  1. #c8244e
  2. #24c89e

Split complementary

  1. #c8244e
  2. #24c84c
  3. #24a0c8

Analogous

  1. #c824a0
  2. #c8244e
  3. #c84c24

Triadic

  1. #c8244e
  2. #4ec824
  3. #244ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8244e
  2. #c89e24
  3. #24c89e
  4. #244ec8

Square

  1. #c8244e
  2. #a0c824
  3. #24c89e
  4. #4c24c8

Monochromatic

  1. #460d1b
  2. #871835
  3. #c8244e
  4. #e1587b
  5. #ed98ae

Shades

#c8244e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8244e
  2. #b42046
  3. #a01d3e
  4. #8c1937
  5. #78162f
  6. #641227
  7. #500e1f
  8. #3c0b17
  9. #280710
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8244e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8244e
  2. #ce3a60
  3. #d35071
  4. #d96683
  5. #de7c95
  6. #e492a7
  7. #e9a7b8
  8. #efbdca
  9. #f4d3dc
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8244e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8244e
  2. #c12d53
  3. #ba3658
  4. #b2405d
  5. #ab4962
  6. #a45267
  7. #9d5b6c
  8. #966471
  9. #8e6e76
  10. #87777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98555f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #55534e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e754a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92454e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a15f4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8244e {
  color: #c8244e;
}
Background
.bg-c8244e {
  background-color: #c8244e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8244e {
  border: 2px solid #c8244e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8244e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 36 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 69% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8244e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8244e, #c84c24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8244e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 36 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.86 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.23 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.36 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.40 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.29 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.74 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.91 #37dbb1 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c8244e  rgb(200, 36, 78)  hsl(345, 69%, 46%)  Brick Red
#24c89e  rgb(36, 200, 158)  hsl(165, 69%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#4ec824  rgb(78, 200, 36)  hsl(105, 69%, 46%)  Lime Green
#244ec8  rgb(36, 78, 200)  hsl(225, 69%, 46%)  Sapphire