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#CB204E

#cb204e ≈ Brick Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb204e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 12.55% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.24% magenta, 61.58% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 343.86°, with 72.77% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.1428

Complementary

  1. #cb204e
  2. #20cb9d

Split complementary

  1. #cb204e
  2. #20cb48
  3. #20a4cb

Analogous

  1. #cb20a4
  2. #cb204e
  3. #cb4820

Triadic

  1. #cb204e
  2. #4ecb20
  3. #204ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb204e
  2. #cb9d20
  3. #20cb9d
  4. #204ecb

Square

  1. #cb204e
  2. #a4cb20
  3. #20cb9d
  4. #4820cb

Monochromatic

  1. #470b1b
  2. #891635
  3. #cb204e
  4. #e4547a
  5. #ee96ad

Shades

#cb204e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb204e
  2. #b71d46
  3. #a21a3e
  4. #8e1637
  5. #7a132f
  6. #661027
  7. #510d1f
  8. #3d0a17
  9. #290610
  10. #140308
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb204e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb204e
  2. #d03660
  3. #d54d71
  4. #db6383
  5. #e07995
  6. #e590a7
  7. #eaa6b8
  8. #efbcca
  9. #f5d2dc
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb204e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb204e
  2. #c42a53
  3. #bc3358
  4. #b53d5d
  5. #ad4662
  6. #a65067
  7. #9e5a6c
  8. #976371
  9. #8f6d76
  10. #88767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5560 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #55534e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807649 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93444e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35f4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb204e {
  color: #cb204e;
}
Background
.bg-cb204e {
  background-color: #cb204e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb204e {
  border: 2px solid #cb204e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb204e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 32 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb204e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb204e, #cb4820);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb204e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 32 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.87 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.96 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.05 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.32 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.02 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.59 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.69 #34dfb1 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cb204e  rgb(203, 32, 78)  hsl(344, 73%, 46%)  Brick Red
#20cb9d  rgb(32, 203, 157)  hsl(164, 73%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#4ecb20  rgb(78, 203, 32)  hsl(104, 73%, 46%)  Lime Green
#204ecb  rgb(32, 78, 203)  hsl(224, 73%, 46%)  Sapphire