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#CB254D

#cb254d ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb254d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 14.51% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.77% magenta, 62.07% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 345.54°, with 69.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.1456

Complementary

  1. #cb254d
  2. #25cba3

Split complementary

  1. #cb254d
  2. #25cb50
  3. #25a0cb

Analogous

  1. #cb25a0
  2. #cb254d
  3. #cb5025

Triadic

  1. #cb254d
  2. #4dcb25
  3. #254dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb254d
  2. #cba325
  3. #25cba3
  4. #254dcb

Square

  1. #cb254d
  2. #a0cb25
  3. #25cba3
  4. #5025cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0d1c
  2. #8a1934
  3. #cb254d
  4. #e15b7c
  5. #ed9cb0

Shades

#cb254d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb254d
  2. #b72145
  3. #a21e3e
  4. #8e1a36
  5. #7a162e
  6. #661327
  7. #510f1f
  8. #3d0b17
  9. #29070f
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb254d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb254d
  2. #d03b5f
  3. #d55171
  4. #db6682
  5. #e07c94
  6. #e592a6
  7. #eaa8b8
  8. #efbeca
  9. #f5d3db
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb254d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb254d
  2. #c42e52
  3. #bc3757
  4. #b5405c
  5. #ad4961
  6. #a65367
  7. #9e5c6c
  8. #976571
  9. #8f6e76
  10. #88777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5760 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #57554d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817748 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94464d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4604a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb254d {
  color: #cb254d;
}
Background
.bg-cb254d {
  background-color: #cb254d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb254d {
  border: 2px solid #cb254d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb254d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 37 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 69% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb254d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb254d, #cb5025);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb254d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 37 77 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.20 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.81 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.15 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.36 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.02 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.03 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.19 #34dab2 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cb254d  rgb(203, 37, 77)  hsl(346, 69%, 47%)  Brick Red
#25cba3  rgb(37, 203, 163)  hsl(166, 69%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#4dcb25  rgb(77, 203, 37)  hsl(106, 69%, 47%)  Lime Green
#254dcb  rgb(37, 77, 203)  hsl(226, 69%, 47%)  Sapphire