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#CB2D4E

#cb2d4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb2d4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 17.65% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.83% magenta, 61.58% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 347.47°, with 63.71% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.1512

Complementary

  1. #cb2d4e
  2. #2dcbaa

Split complementary

  1. #cb2d4e
  2. #2dcb5b
  3. #2d9dcb

Analogous

  1. #cb2d9d
  2. #cb2d4e
  3. #cb5b2d

Triadic

  1. #cb2d4e
  2. #4ecb2d
  3. #2d4ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb2d4e
  2. #cbaa2d
  3. #2dcbaa
  4. #2d4ecb

Square

  1. #cb2d4e
  2. #9dcb2d
  3. #2dcbaa
  4. #5b2dcb

Monochromatic

  1. #4e111e
  2. #8c1f36
  3. #cb2d4e
  4. #dd6780
  5. #eba6b4

Shades

#cb2d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb2d4e
  2. #b72946
  3. #a2243e
  4. #8e2037
  5. #7a1b2f
  6. #661727
  7. #51121f
  8. #3d0e17
  9. #290910
  10. #140508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb2d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb2d4e
  2. #d04260
  3. #d55771
  4. #db6c83
  5. #e08195
  6. #e596a7
  7. #eaabb8
  8. #efc0ca
  9. #f5d5dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb2d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb2d4e
  2. #c43553
  3. #bc3e58
  4. #b5465d
  5. #ad4e62
  6. #a65767
  7. #9e5f6c
  8. #976771
  9. #8f6f76
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5a62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82784a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4634b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70c43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb2d4e {
  color: #cb2d4e;
}
Background
.bg-cb2d4e {
  background-color: #cb2d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb2d4e {
  border: 2px solid #cb2d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb2d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 45 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb2d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb2d4e, #cb5b2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb2d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 45 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.19 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.80 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.23 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.52 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.53 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.57 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.77 #34d2b1 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cb2d4e  rgb(203, 45, 78)  hsl(347, 64%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2dcbaa  rgb(45, 203, 170)  hsl(167, 64%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4ecb2d  rgb(78, 203, 45)  hsl(107, 64%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2d4ecb  rgb(45, 78, 203)  hsl(227, 64%, 49%)  Sapphire