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#CC3352

#cc3352 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc3352 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 20% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 59.8% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 347.84°, with 60% saturation and 50% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #cc3352
  2. #33ccad

Split complementary

  1. #cc3352
  2. #33cc60
  3. #339fcc

Analogous

  1. #cc339f
  2. #cc3352
  3. #cc6033

Triadic

  1. #cc3352
  2. #52cc33
  3. #3352cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc3352
  2. #ccad33
  3. #33ccad
  4. #3352cc

Square

  1. #cc3352
  2. #9fcc33
  3. #33ccad
  4. #6033cc

Monochromatic

  1. #521421
  2. #8f2439
  3. #cc3352
  4. #db7086
  5. #ebadba

Shades

#cc3352 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc3352
  2. #b82e4a
  3. #a32942
  4. #8f2439
  5. #7a1f31
  6. #661a29
  7. #521421
  8. #3d0f19
  9. #290a10
  10. #140508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc3352 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc3352
  2. #d14763
  3. #d65c75
  4. #db7086
  5. #e08597
  6. #e699a9
  7. #ebadba
  8. #f0c2cb
  9. #f5d6dc
  10. #faebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc3352 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc3352
  2. #c43b57
  3. #bd425b
  4. #b54a60
  5. #ae5264
  6. #a65a69
  7. #9e616e
  8. #976972
  9. #8f7177
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5c64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5b52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847a4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0040 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974e52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66550 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d81b48 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc3352 {
  color: #cc3352;
}
Background
.bg-cc3352 {
  background-color: #cc3352;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc3352 {
  border: 2px solid #cc3352;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc3352;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 51 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc3352 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc3352, #cc6033);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc3352 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 51 82 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.47 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.78 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.94 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.07 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.09 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.72 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.98 #33ccad Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc3352  rgb(204, 51, 82)  hsl(348, 60%, 50%)  Brick Red
#33ccad  rgb(51, 204, 173)  hsl(168, 60%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#52cc33  rgb(82, 204, 51)  hsl(108, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green
#3352cc  rgb(51, 82, 204)  hsl(228, 60%, 50%)  Sapphire