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#CC294F

#cc294f ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc294f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 16.08% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.9% magenta, 61.27% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 346.01°, with 66.53% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.1499

Complementary

  1. #cc294f
  2. #29cca6

Split complementary

  1. #cc294f
  2. #29cc54
  3. #29a1cc

Analogous

  1. #cc29a1
  2. #cc294f
  3. #cc5429

Triadic

  1. #cc294f
  2. #4fcc29
  3. #294fcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc294f
  2. #cca629
  3. #29cca6
  4. #294fcc

Square

  1. #cc294f
  2. #a1cc29
  3. #29cca6
  4. #5429cc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0f1e
  2. #8c1c36
  3. #cc294f
  4. #df627f
  5. #eca2b3

Shades

#cc294f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc294f
  2. #b82547
  3. #a3213f
  4. #8f1d37
  5. #7a192f
  6. #661528
  7. #521020
  8. #3d0c18
  9. #290810
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc294f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc294f
  2. #d13e61
  3. #d65472
  4. #db6984
  5. #e07f95
  6. #e694a7
  7. #eba9b9
  8. #f0bfca
  9. #f5d4dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc294f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc294f
  2. #c43254
  3. #bd3a59
  4. #b5435e
  5. #ae4c63
  6. #a65568
  7. #9e5d6c
  8. #976671
  9. #8f6f76
  10. #88777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5962 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59574f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82784b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95484f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5624c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc294f {
  color: #cc294f;
}
Background
.bg-cc294f {
  background-color: #cc294f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc294f {
  border: 2px solid #cc294f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc294f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 41 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc294f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc294f, #cc5429);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc294f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 41 79 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.71 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.79 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.02 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.18 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.51 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.78 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.02 #33d6b0 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc294f  rgb(204, 41, 79)  hsl(346, 67%, 48%)  Brick Red
#29cca6  rgb(41, 204, 166)  hsl(166, 67%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#4fcc29  rgb(79, 204, 41)  hsl(106, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#294fcc  rgb(41, 79, 204)  hsl(226, 67%, 48%)  Sapphire