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#CC2B48

#cc2b48 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc2b48 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 16.86% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.92% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 349.19°, with 65.18% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.1503

Complementary

  1. #cc2b48
  2. #2bccaf

Split complementary

  1. #cc2b48
  2. #2bcc5e
  3. #2b99cc

Analogous

  1. #cc2b99
  2. #cc2b48
  3. #cc5e2b

Triadic

  1. #cc2b48
  2. #48cc2b
  3. #2b48cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2b48
  2. #ccaf2b
  3. #2bccaf
  4. #2b48cc

Square

  1. #cc2b48
  2. #99cc2b
  3. #2bccaf
  4. #5e2bcc

Monochromatic

  1. #4e101b
  2. #8d1e32
  3. #cc2b48
  4. #df657b
  5. #eca4b1

Shades

#cc2b48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2b48
  2. #b82741
  3. #a3223a
  4. #8f1e32
  5. #7a1a2b
  6. #661624
  7. #52111d
  8. #3d0d16
  9. #29090e
  10. #140407
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2b48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2b48
  2. #d1405a
  3. #d6556d
  4. #db6b7f
  5. #e08091
  6. #e695a4
  7. #ebaab6
  8. #f0bfc8
  9. #f5d5da
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2b48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2b48
  2. #c4344e
  3. #bd3c53
  4. #b54559
  5. #ae4d5e
  6. #a65664
  7. #9e5e6a
  8. #97676f
  9. #8f6f75
  10. #88787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5748 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837843 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964948 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56245 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8023f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2b48 {
  color: #cc2b48;
}
Background
.bg-cc2b48 {
  background-color: #cc2b48;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc2b48 {
  border: 2px solid #cc2b48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2b48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 43 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2b48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2b48, #cc5e2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2b48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 43 72 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.41 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.51 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.10 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.25 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.37 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.86 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.97 #33d4b7 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc2b48  rgb(204, 43, 72)  hsl(349, 65%, 48%)  Brick Red
#2bccaf  rgb(43, 204, 175)  hsl(169, 65%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#48cc2b  rgb(72, 204, 43)  hsl(109, 65%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2b48cc  rgb(43, 72, 204)  hsl(229, 65%, 48%)  Persian Blue