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#CB264D

#cb264d ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb264d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 14.9% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.28% magenta, 62.07% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 345.82°, with 68.46% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.1462

Complementary

  1. #cb264d
  2. #26cba4

Split complementary

  1. #cb264d
  2. #26cb51
  3. #269fcb

Analogous

  1. #cb269f
  2. #cb264d
  3. #cb5126

Triadic

  1. #cb264d
  2. #4dcb26
  3. #264dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb264d
  2. #cba426
  3. #26cba4
  4. #264dcb

Square

  1. #cb264d
  2. #9fcb26
  3. #26cba4
  4. #5126cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0e1c
  2. #8b1a35
  3. #cb264d
  4. #e15d7c
  5. #ed9db0

Shades

#cb264d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb264d
  2. #b72245
  3. #a21e3e
  4. #8e1b36
  5. #7a172e
  6. #661327
  7. #510f1f
  8. #3d0b17
  9. #29080f
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb264d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb264d
  2. #d03c5f
  3. #d55171
  4. #db6782
  5. #e07d94
  6. #e593a6
  7. #eaa8b8
  8. #efbeca
  9. #f5d4db
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb264d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb264d
  2. #c42f52
  3. #bc3857
  4. #b5415c
  5. #ad4a61
  6. #a65367
  7. #9e5c6c
  8. #976571
  9. #8f6e76
  10. #88777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 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 #94474d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4604a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb264d {
  color: #cb264d;
}
Background
.bg-cb264d {
  background-color: #cb264d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb264d {
  border: 2px solid #cb264d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb264d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 38 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb264d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb264d, #cb5126);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb264d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 38 77 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.07 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.76 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.16 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.39 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.93 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.01 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.10 #34d9b2 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cb264d  rgb(203, 38, 77)  hsl(346, 68%, 47%)  Brick Red
#26cba4  rgb(38, 203, 164)  hsl(166, 68%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#4dcb26  rgb(77, 203, 38)  hsl(106, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green
#264dcb  rgb(38, 77, 203)  hsl(226, 68%, 47%)  Sapphire