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#CB495C

#cb495c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb495c 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 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.04% magenta, 54.68% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 351.23°, 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.1823

Complementary

  1. #cb495c
  2. #49cbb8

Split complementary

  1. #cb495c
  2. #49cb77
  3. #499dcb

Analogous

  1. #cb499d
  2. #cb495c
  3. #cb7749

Triadic

  1. #cb495c
  2. #5ccb49
  3. #495ccb

Tetradic

  1. #cb495c
  2. #cbb849
  3. #49cbb8
  4. #495ccb

Square

  1. #cb495c
  2. #9dcb49
  3. #49cbb8
  4. #7749cb

Monochromatic

  1. #601b25
  2. #9b2c3d
  3. #cb495c
  4. #dc8591
  5. #edc0c7

Shades

#cb495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb495c
  2. #b74253
  3. #a23a4a
  4. #8e3340
  5. #7a2c37
  6. #66252e
  7. #511d25
  8. #3d161c
  9. #290f12
  10. #140709
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb495c
  2. #d05b6c
  3. #d56d7d
  4. #db808d
  5. #e0929d
  6. #e5a4ae
  7. #eab6be
  8. #efc8ce
  9. #f5dbde
  10. #faedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb495c
  2. #c44f60
  3. #bc5463
  4. #b55a67
  5. #ad5f6a
  6. #a6656e
  7. #9e6a72
  8. #977075
  9. #8f7579
  10. #887b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f676d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68655c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8059 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd3151 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a5b5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86e5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d63c55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb495c {
  color: #cb495c;
}
Background
.bg-cb495c {
  background-color: #cb495c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb495c {
  border: 2px solid #cb495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb495c, #cb7749);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 1.99 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.91 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.17 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.89 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.33 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.59 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.26 #34b6a3 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cb495c  rgb(203, 73, 92)  hsl(351, 56%, 54%)  Brick Red
#49cbb8  rgb(73, 203, 184)  hsl(171, 56%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#5ccb49  rgb(92, 203, 73)  hsl(111, 56%, 54%)  Lime Green
#495ccb  rgb(73, 92, 203)  hsl(231, 56%, 54%)  Royal Blue