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#CB4950

#cb4950 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb4950 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 28.63% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.04% magenta, 60.59% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 356.77°, with 55.56% saturation and 54.12% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.1804

Complementary

  1. #cb4950
  2. #49cbc4

Split complementary

  1. #cb4950
  2. #49cb83
  3. #4991cb

Analogous

  1. #cb4991
  2. #cb4950
  3. #cb8349

Triadic

  1. #cb4950
  2. #50cb49
  3. #4950cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb4950
  2. #cbc449
  3. #49cbc4
  4. #4950cb

Square

  1. #cb4950
  2. #91cb49
  3. #49cbc4
  4. #8349cb

Monochromatic

  1. #601b1f
  2. #9b2c32
  3. #cb4950
  4. #dc8589
  5. #edc0c2

Shades

#cb4950 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb4950
  2. #b74248
  3. #a23a40
  4. #8e3338
  5. #7a2c30
  6. #662528
  7. #511d20
  8. #3d1618
  9. #290f10
  10. #140708
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb4950 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb4950
  2. #d05b62
  3. #d56d73
  4. #db8085
  5. #e09296
  6. #e5a4a8
  7. #eab6b9
  8. #efc8cb
  9. #f5dbdc
  10. #faedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb4950 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb4950
  2. #c44f55
  3. #bc545a
  4. #b55a5e
  5. #ad5f63
  6. #a66568
  7. #9e6a6d
  8. #977072
  9. #8f7576
  10. #887b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6769 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a644f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b804d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de2e4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b5b50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86e4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d73a4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb4950 {
  color: #cb4950;
}
Background
.bg-cb4950 {
  background-color: #cb4950;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb4950 {
  border: 2px solid #cb4950;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb4950;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 73 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb4950 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb4950, #cb8349);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb4950 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 73 80 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.02 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.44 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.15 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.80 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.42 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.26 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.02 #34b6af Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cb4950  rgb(203, 73, 80)  hsl(357, 56%, 54%)  Brick Red
#49cbc4  rgb(73, 203, 196)  hsl(177, 56%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#50cb49  rgb(80, 203, 73)  hsl(117, 56%, 54%)  Lime Green
#4950cb  rgb(73, 80, 203)  hsl(237, 56%, 54%)  Iris