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#CB264E

#cb264e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb264e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.28% magenta, 61.58% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 345.45°, 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 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.1463

Complementary

  1. #cb264e
  2. #26cba3

Split complementary

  1. #cb264e
  2. #26cb50
  3. #26a0cb

Analogous

  1. #cb26a0
  2. #cb264e
  3. #cb5026

Triadic

  1. #cb264e
  2. #4ecb26
  3. #264ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb264e
  2. #cba326
  3. #26cba3
  4. #264ecb

Square

  1. #cb264e
  2. #a0cb26
  3. #26cba3
  4. #5026cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0e1c
  2. #8b1a35
  3. #cb264e
  4. #e15d7d
  5. #ed9db1

Shades

#cb264e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb264e
  2. #b72246
  3. #a21e3e
  4. #8e1b37
  5. #7a172f
  6. #661327
  7. #510f1f
  8. #3d0b17
  9. #290810
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb264e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb264e
  2. #d03c60
  3. #d55171
  4. #db6783
  5. #e07d95
  6. #e593a7
  7. #eaa8b8
  8. #efbeca
  9. #f5d4dc
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb264e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb264e
  2. #c42f53
  3. #bc3858
  4. #b5415d
  5. #ad4a62
  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 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5761 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #57554e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81774a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4604b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb264e {
  color: #cb264e;
}
Background
.bg-cb264e {
  background-color: #cb264e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb264e {
  border: 2px solid #cb264e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb264e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 38 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb264e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb264e, #cb5026);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb264e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 38 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.15 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.00 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.03 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.18 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.85 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.19 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.20 #34d9b1 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cb264e  rgb(203, 38, 78)  hsl(345, 68%, 47%)  Brick Red
#26cba3  rgb(38, 203, 163)  hsl(165, 68%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#4ecb26  rgb(78, 203, 38)  hsl(105, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green
#264ecb  rgb(38, 78, 203)  hsl(225, 68%, 47%)  Sapphire