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#CC2B53

#cc2b53 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc2b53 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.92% magenta, 59.31% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 345.09°, 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.1519

Complementary

  1. #cc2b53
  2. #2bcca4

Split complementary

  1. #cc2b53
  2. #2bcc53
  3. #2ba4cc

Analogous

  1. #cc2ba4
  2. #cc2b53
  3. #cc532b

Triadic

  1. #cc2b53
  2. #53cc2b
  3. #2b53cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2b53
  2. #cca42b
  3. #2bcca4
  4. #2b53cc

Square

  1. #cc2b53
  2. #a4cc2b
  3. #2bcca4
  4. #532bcc

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1020
  2. #8d1e39
  3. #cc2b53
  4. #df6583
  5. #eca4b6

Shades

#cc2b53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2b53
  2. #b8274b
  3. #a32242
  4. #8f1e3a
  5. #7a1a32
  6. #66162a
  7. #521121
  8. #3d0d19
  9. #290911
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2b53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2b53
  2. #d14064
  3. #d65575
  4. #db6b87
  5. #e08098
  6. #e695a9
  7. #ebaaba
  8. #f0bfcb
  9. #f5d5dd
  10. #faeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2b53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2b53
  2. #c43458
  3. #bd3c5c
  4. #b54561
  5. #ae4d65
  6. #a6566a
  7. #9e5e6e
  8. #976773
  9. #8f6f77
  10. #88787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5963 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595853 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82784f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954a53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56250 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80846 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2b53 {
  color: #cc2b53;
}
Background
.bg-cc2b53 {
  background-color: #cc2b53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc2b53 {
  border: 2px solid #cc2b53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2b53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 43 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2b53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2b53, #cc532b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2b53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 43 83 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.93 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.24 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.30 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.84 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.98 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.08 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.16 #33d4ac Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc2b53  rgb(204, 43, 83)  hsl(345, 65%, 48%)  Brick Red
#2bcca4  rgb(43, 204, 164)  hsl(165, 65%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#53cc2b  rgb(83, 204, 43)  hsl(105, 65%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2b53cc  rgb(43, 83, 204)  hsl(225, 65%, 48%)  Sapphire