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#C8495C

#c8495c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.5% magenta, 54% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 351.02°, with 53.59% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1782

Complementary

  1. #c8495c
  2. #49c8b5

Split complementary

  1. #c8495c
  2. #49c875
  3. #499cc8

Analogous

  1. #c8499c
  2. #c8495c
  3. #c87549

Triadic

  1. #c8495c
  2. #5cc849
  3. #495cc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8495c
  2. #c8b549
  3. #49c8b5
  4. #495cc8

Square

  1. #c8495c
  2. #9cc849
  3. #49c8b5
  4. #7549c8

Monochromatic

  1. #5c1c25
  2. #972e3d
  3. #c8495c
  4. #da8491
  5. #ecbec5

Shades

#c8495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8495c
  2. #b44253
  3. #a03a4a
  4. #8c3340
  5. #782c37
  6. #64252e
  7. #501d25
  8. #3c161c
  9. #280f12
  10. #140709
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8495c
  2. #ce5b6c
  3. #d36d7d
  4. #d9808d
  5. #de929d
  6. #e4a4ae
  7. #e9b6be
  8. #efc8ce
  9. #f4dbde
  10. #faedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8495c
  2. #c14f60
  3. #ba5463
  4. #b25a67
  5. #ab5f6a
  6. #a4656e
  7. #9d6a72
  8. #967075
  9. #8e7579
  10. #877b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d666c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67655c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887f59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da3351 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #985b5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56d5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d33d55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8495c {
  color: #c8495c;
}
Background
.bg-c8495c {
  background-color: #c8495c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8495c {
  border: 2px solid #c8495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 54% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8495c, #c87549);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.04 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.06 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.66 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.28 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.42 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.60 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.31 #37b6a3 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c8495c  rgb(200, 73, 92)  hsl(351, 54%, 54%)  Brick Red
#49c8b5  rgb(73, 200, 181)  hsl(171, 54%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#5cc849  rgb(92, 200, 73)  hsl(111, 54%, 54%)  Lime Green
#495cc8  rgb(73, 92, 200)  hsl(231, 54%, 54%)  Iris