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#CB2E49

#cb2e49 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb2e49 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 18.04% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.34% magenta, 64.04% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 349.68°, with 63.05% saturation and 48.82% 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 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.1513

Complementary

  1. #cb2e49
  2. #2ecbb0

Split complementary

  1. #cb2e49
  2. #2ecb61
  3. #2e97cb

Analogous

  1. #cb2e97
  2. #cb2e49
  3. #cb612e

Triadic

  1. #cb2e49
  2. #49cb2e
  3. #2e49cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb2e49
  2. #cbb02e
  3. #2ecbb0
  4. #2e49cb

Square

  1. #cb2e49
  2. #97cb2e
  3. #2ecbb0
  4. #612ecb

Monochromatic

  1. #4e121c
  2. #8d2033
  3. #cb2e49
  4. #dd697d
  5. #eba7b3

Shades

#cb2e49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb2e49
  2. #b72942
  3. #a2253a
  4. #8e2033
  5. #7a1c2c
  6. #661725
  7. #51121d
  8. #3d0e16
  9. #29090f
  10. #140507
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb2e49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb2e49
  2. #d0435b
  3. #d5586d
  4. #db6d80
  5. #e08292
  6. #e597a4
  7. #eaabb6
  8. #efc0c8
  9. #f5d5db
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb2e49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb2e49
  2. #c4364f
  3. #bc3e54
  4. #b5475a
  5. #ad4f5f
  6. #a65765
  7. #9e5f6a
  8. #976770
  9. #8f7075
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5a60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5849 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837845 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954a49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56346 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70d40 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb2e49 {
  color: #cb2e49;
}
Background
.bg-cb2e49 {
  background-color: #cb2e49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb2e49 {
  border: 2px solid #cb2e49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb2e49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 46 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb2e49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb2e49, #cb612e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb2e49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 46 73 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.13 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.68 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.27 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.24 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.38 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.85 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.88 #34d1b6 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cb2e49  rgb(203, 46, 73)  hsl(350, 63%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2ecbb0  rgb(46, 203, 176)  hsl(170, 63%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#49cb2e  rgb(73, 203, 46)  hsl(110, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2e49cb  rgb(46, 73, 203)  hsl(230, 63%, 49%)  Persian Blue