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#CC314E

#cc314e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc314e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 19.22% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.98% magenta, 61.76% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 348.77°, with 61.26% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.1558

Complementary

  1. #cc314e
  2. #31ccaf

Split complementary

  1. #cc314e
  2. #31cc61
  3. #319ccc

Analogous

  1. #cc319c
  2. #cc314e
  3. #cc6131

Triadic

  1. #cc314e
  2. #4ecc31
  3. #314ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc314e
  2. #ccaf31
  3. #31ccaf
  4. #314ecc

Square

  1. #cc314e
  2. #9ccc31
  3. #31ccaf
  4. #6131cc

Monochromatic

  1. #51131f
  2. #8e2236
  3. #cc314e
  4. #dc6d82
  5. #ebabb7

Shades

#cc314e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc314e
  2. #b82c46
  3. #a3273e
  4. #8f2237
  5. #7a1d2f
  6. #661927
  7. #52141f
  8. #3d0f17
  9. #290a10
  10. #140508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc314e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc314e
  2. #d14660
  3. #d65a71
  4. #db6f83
  5. #e08395
  6. #e698a7
  7. #ebadb8
  8. #f0c1ca
  9. #f5d6dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc314e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc314e
  2. #c43953
  3. #bd4158
  4. #b5495d
  5. #ae5162
  6. #a65967
  7. #9e606c
  8. #976871
  9. #8f7076
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5b63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d594e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847a4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964c4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6644b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d81645 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc314e {
  color: #cc314e;
}
Background
.bg-cc314e {
  background-color: #cc314e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc314e {
  border: 2px solid #cc314e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc314e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 49 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc314e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc314e, #cc6131);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc314e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 49 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.49 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.82 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.93 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.09 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.43 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.75 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.83 #33ceb1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc314e  rgb(204, 49, 78)  hsl(349, 61%, 50%)  Brick Red
#31ccaf  rgb(49, 204, 175)  hsl(169, 61%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4ecc31  rgb(78, 204, 49)  hsl(109, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#314ecc  rgb(49, 78, 204)  hsl(229, 61%, 50%)  Sapphire