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#CC2F50

#cc2f50 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc2f50 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 18.43% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.96% magenta, 60.78% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 347.39°, with 62.55% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.1545

Complementary

  1. #cc2f50
  2. #2fccab

Split complementary

  1. #cc2f50
  2. #2fcc5d
  3. #2f9fcc

Analogous

  1. #cc2f9f
  2. #cc2f50
  3. #cc5d2f

Triadic

  1. #cc2f50
  2. #50cc2f
  3. #2f50cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2f50
  2. #ccab2f
  3. #2fccab
  4. #2f50cc

Square

  1. #cc2f50
  2. #9fcc2f
  3. #2fccab
  4. #5d2fcc

Monochromatic

  1. #50121f
  2. #8e2138
  3. #cc2f50
  4. #dd6b83
  5. #eba9b7

Shades

#cc2f50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2f50
  2. #b82a48
  3. #a32640
  4. #8f2138
  5. #7a1c30
  6. #661828
  7. #521320
  8. #3d0e18
  9. #290910
  10. #140508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2f50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2f50
  2. #d14462
  3. #d65973
  4. #db6d85
  5. #e08296
  6. #e697a8
  7. #ebacb9
  8. #f0c1cb
  9. #f5d5dc
  10. #faeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2f50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2f50
  2. #c43755
  3. #bd3f5a
  4. #b5475e
  5. #ae4f63
  6. #a65868
  7. #9e606d
  8. #976872
  9. #8f7076
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5b63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5950 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83794c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964b50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5644d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d81245 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2f50 {
  color: #cc2f50;
}
Background
.bg-cc2f50 {
  background-color: #cc2f50;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc2f50 {
  border: 2px solid #cc2f50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2f50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 47 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2f50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2f50, #cc5d2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2f50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 47 80 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.91 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.88 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.18 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.28 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.28 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.29 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.77 #33d0af Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc2f50  rgb(204, 47, 80)  hsl(347, 63%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2fccab  rgb(47, 204, 171)  hsl(167, 63%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#50cc2f  rgb(80, 204, 47)  hsl(107, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2f50cc  rgb(47, 80, 204)  hsl(227, 63%, 49%)  Sapphire