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#CA4D63

#ca4d63 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ca4d63 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 30.2% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.88% magenta, 50.99% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 349.44°, with 54.11% saturation and 54.71% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.1877

Complementary

  1. #ca4d63
  2. #4dcab4

Split complementary

  1. #ca4d63
  2. #4dca76
  3. #4da2ca

Analogous

  1. #ca4da2
  2. #ca4d63
  3. #ca764d

Triadic

  1. #ca4d63
  2. #63ca4d
  3. #4d63ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4d63
  2. #cab44d
  3. #4dcab4
  4. #4d63ca

Square

  1. #ca4d63
  2. #a2ca4d
  3. #4dcab4
  4. #764dca

Monochromatic

  1. #611d29
  2. #9c2e42
  3. #ca4d63
  4. #dc8897
  5. #edc3ca

Shades

#ca4d63 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4d63
  2. #b64559
  3. #a23e4f
  4. #8d3645
  5. #792e3b
  6. #652732
  7. #511f28
  8. #3d171e
  9. #280f14
  10. #14080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4d63 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4d63
  2. #cf5f73
  3. #d57182
  4. #da8292
  5. #df94a1
  6. #e5a6b1
  7. #eab8c1
  8. #efcad0
  9. #f4dbe0
  10. #faedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4d63 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4d63
  2. #c35266
  3. #bb5769
  4. #b45c6c
  5. #ac616f
  6. #a56772
  7. #9e6c74
  8. #967177
  9. #8f767a
  10. #877b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6970 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696863 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8160 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc3956 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a5e63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a77061 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5425b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4d63 {
  color: #ca4d63;
}
Background
.bg-ca4d63 {
  background-color: #ca4d63;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca4d63 {
  border: 2px solid #ca4d63;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4d63;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 77 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 54% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4d63 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4d63, #ca764d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4d63 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 77 99 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.68 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.56 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.39 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.46 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.49 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.52 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.58 #35b29c Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca4d63  rgb(202, 77, 99)  hsl(349, 54%, 55%)  Brick Red
#4dcab4  rgb(77, 202, 180)  hsl(169, 54%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#63ca4d  rgb(99, 202, 77)  hsl(109, 54%, 55%)  Lime Green
#4d63ca  rgb(77, 99, 202)  hsl(229, 54%, 55%)  Royal Blue