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#C8474B

#c8474b ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8474b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 27.84% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.5% magenta, 62.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 358.14°, with 53.97% saturation and 53.14% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1729

Complementary

  1. #c8474b
  2. #47c8c4

Split complementary

  1. #c8474b
  2. #47c884
  3. #478cc8

Analogous

  1. #c8478c
  2. #c8474b
  3. #c88447

Triadic

  1. #c8474b
  2. #4bc847
  3. #474bc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8474b
  2. #c8c447
  3. #47c8c4
  4. #474bc8

Square

  1. #c8474b
  2. #8cc847
  3. #47c8c4
  4. #8447c8

Monochromatic

  1. #5b1b1d
  2. #962d30
  3. #c8474b
  4. #da8285
  5. #ebbdbe

Shades

#c8474b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8474b
  2. #b44044
  3. #a0393c
  4. #8c3235
  5. #782b2d
  6. #642426
  7. #501c1e
  8. #3c1517
  9. #280e0f
  10. #140708
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8474b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8474b
  2. #ce595d
  3. #d36c6f
  4. #d97e81
  5. #de9193
  6. #e4a3a5
  7. #e9b5b7
  8. #efc8c9
  9. #f4dadb
  10. #faeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8474b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8474b
  2. #c14d50
  3. #ba5256
  4. #b2585b
  5. #ab5e60
  6. #a46466
  7. #9d696b
  8. #966f70
  9. #8e7575
  10. #877a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6566 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69624a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897e48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db2b4a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98594a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66c49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4384a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8474b {
  color: #c8474b;
}
Background
.bg-c8474b {
  background-color: #c8474b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8474b {
  border: 2px solid #c8474b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8474b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 71 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 54% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8474b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8474b, #c88447);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8474b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 71 75 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.79 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.22 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.24 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.44 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.92 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.53 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.17 #37b8b4 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c8474b  rgb(200, 71, 75)  hsl(358, 54%, 53%)  Brick Red
#47c8c4  rgb(71, 200, 196)  hsl(178, 54%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#4bc847  rgb(75, 200, 71)  hsl(118, 54%, 53%)  Lime Green
#474bc8  rgb(71, 75, 200)  hsl(238, 54%, 53%)  Iris