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#CB244E

#cb244e ≈ Brick Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb244e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 14.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.27% magenta, 61.58% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 344.91°, with 69.87% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.1451

Complementary

  1. #cb244e
  2. #24cba1

Split complementary

  1. #cb244e
  2. #24cb4d
  3. #24a1cb

Analogous

  1. #cb24a1
  2. #cb244e
  3. #cb4d24

Triadic

  1. #cb244e
  2. #4ecb24
  3. #244ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb244e
  2. #cba124
  3. #24cba1
  4. #244ecb

Square

  1. #cb244e
  2. #a1cb24
  3. #24cba1
  4. #4d24cb

Monochromatic

  1. #490d1c
  2. #8a1835
  3. #cb244e
  4. #e25a7c
  5. #ed9bb0

Shades

#cb244e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb244e
  2. #b72046
  3. #a21d3e
  4. #8e1937
  5. #7a162f
  6. #661227
  7. #510e1f
  8. #3d0b17
  9. #290710
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb244e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb244e
  2. #d03a60
  3. #d55071
  4. #db6683
  5. #e07c95
  6. #e592a7
  7. #eaa7b8
  8. #efbdca
  9. #f5d3dc
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb244e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb244e
  2. #c42d53
  3. #bc3658
  4. #b5405d
  5. #ad4962
  6. #a65267
  7. #9e5b6c
  8. #976471
  9. #8f6e76
  10. #88777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5660 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56554e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807649 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94464e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4604b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb244e {
  color: #cb244e;
}
Background
.bg-cb244e {
  background-color: #cb244e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb244e {
  border: 2px solid #cb244e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb244e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 36 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb244e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb244e, #cb4d24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb244e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 36 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.40 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.97 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.12 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.12 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.90 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.36 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.38 #34dbb1 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cb244e  rgb(203, 36, 78)  hsl(345, 70%, 47%)  Brick Red
#24cba1  rgb(36, 203, 161)  hsl(165, 70%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#4ecb24  rgb(78, 203, 36)  hsl(105, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green
#244ecb  rgb(36, 78, 203)  hsl(225, 70%, 47%)  Sapphire