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#CB2B53

#cb2b53 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb2b53 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 16.86% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.82% magenta, 59.11% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 65.04% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.1505

Complementary

  1. #cb2b53
  2. #2bcba3

Split complementary

  1. #cb2b53
  2. #2bcb53
  3. #2ba3cb

Analogous

  1. #cb2ba3
  2. #cb2b53
  3. #cb532b

Triadic

  1. #cb2b53
  2. #53cb2b
  3. #2b53cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb2b53
  2. #cba32b
  3. #2bcba3
  4. #2b53cb

Square

  1. #cb2b53
  2. #a3cb2b
  3. #2bcba3
  4. #532bcb

Monochromatic

  1. #4d101f
  2. #8c1e39
  3. #cb2b53
  4. #de6483
  5. #eca3b5

Shades

#cb2b53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb2b53
  2. #b7274b
  3. #a22242
  4. #8e1e3a
  5. #7a1a32
  6. #66162a
  7. #511121
  8. #3d0d19
  9. #290911
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb2b53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb2b53
  2. #d04064
  3. #d55575
  4. #db6b87
  5. #e08098
  6. #e595a9
  7. #eaaaba
  8. #efbfcb
  9. #f5d5dd
  10. #faeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb2b53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb2b53
  2. #c43458
  3. #bc3c5c
  4. #b54561
  5. #ad4d65
  6. #a6566a
  7. #9e5e6e
  8. #976773
  9. #8f6f77
  10. #88787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5963 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585753 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81784f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #944953 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a46251 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70946 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb2b53 {
  color: #cb2b53;
}
Background
.bg-cb2b53 {
  background-color: #cb2b53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb2b53 {
  border: 2px solid #cb2b53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb2b53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 43 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb2b53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb2b53, #cb532b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb2b53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 43 83 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.07 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.37 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.39 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.98 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.94 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.17 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.31 #34d4ac Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cb2b53  rgb(203, 43, 83)  hsl(345, 65%, 48%)  Brick Red
#2bcba3  rgb(43, 203, 163)  hsl(165, 65%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#53cb2b  rgb(83, 203, 43)  hsl(105, 65%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2b53cb  rgb(43, 83, 203)  hsl(225, 65%, 48%)  Sapphire