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#CB3A4E

#cb3a4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb3a4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 22.75% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 61.58% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 351.72°, with 58.23% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 1.48.

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Relative luminance0.1627

Complementary

  1. #cb3a4e
  2. #3acbb7

Split complementary

  1. #cb3a4e
  2. #3acb6f
  3. #3a97cb

Analogous

  1. #cb3a97
  2. #cb3a4e
  3. #cb6f3a

Triadic

  1. #cb3a4e
  2. #4ecb3a
  3. #3a4ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb3a4e
  2. #cbb73a
  3. #3acbb7
  4. #3a4ecb

Square

  1. #cb3a4e
  2. #97cb3a
  3. #3acbb7
  4. #6f3acb

Monochromatic

  1. #55171f
  2. #922735
  3. #cb3a4e
  4. #db7784
  5. #ebb3bb

Shades

#cb3a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb3a4e
  2. #b73446
  3. #a22e3e
  4. #8e2937
  5. #7a232f
  6. #661d27
  7. #51171f
  8. #3d1117
  9. #290c10
  10. #140608
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb3a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb3a4e
  2. #d04e60
  3. #d56171
  4. #db7583
  5. #e08995
  6. #e59da7
  7. #eab0b8
  8. #efc4ca
  9. #f5d8dc
  10. #faebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb3a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb3a4e
  2. #c44153
  3. #bc4858
  4. #b54f5d
  5. #ad5662
  6. #a65d67
  7. #9e646c
  8. #976b71
  9. #8f7276
  10. #88797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5f64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615d4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867b4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0c42 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97514e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6674c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d72647 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb3a4e {
  color: #cb3a4e;
}
Background
.bg-cb3a4e {
  background-color: #cb3a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb3a4e {
  border: 2px solid #cb3a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb3a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 58 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb3a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb3a4e, #cb6f3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb3a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 58 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 1.48 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.55 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.75 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.10 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.32 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.46 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.94 #34c5b1 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cb3a4e  rgb(203, 58, 78)  hsl(352, 58%, 51%)  Brick Red
#3acbb7  rgb(58, 203, 183)  hsl(172, 58%, 51%)  Turquoise
#4ecb3a  rgb(78, 203, 58)  hsl(112, 58%, 51%)  Lime Green
#3a4ecb  rgb(58, 78, 203)  hsl(232, 58%, 51%)  Iris