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#CC3754

#cc3754 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc3754 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 21.57% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.04% magenta, 58.82% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 348.32°, with 59.36% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1621

Complementary

  1. #cc3754
  2. #37ccaf

Split complementary

  1. #cc3754
  2. #37cc64
  3. #379ecc

Analogous

  1. #cc379e
  2. #cc3754
  3. #cc6437

Triadic

  1. #cc3754
  2. #54cc37
  3. #3754cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc3754
  2. #ccaf37
  3. #37ccaf
  4. #3754cc

Square

  1. #cc3754
  2. #9ecc37
  3. #37ccaf
  4. #6437cc

Monochromatic

  1. #541622
  2. #91253a
  3. #cc3754
  4. #dc7488
  5. #ebb1bc

Shades

#cc3754 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc3754
  2. #b8324c
  3. #a32c43
  4. #8f273b
  5. #7a2132
  6. #661c2a
  7. #521622
  8. #3d1119
  9. #290b11
  10. #140608
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc3754 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc3754
  2. #d14b65
  3. #d65f76
  4. #db7387
  5. #e08798
  6. #e69baa
  7. #ebafbb
  8. #f0c3cc
  9. #f5d7dd
  10. #faebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc3754 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc3754
  2. #c43e58
  3. #bd465d
  4. #b54d61
  5. #ae5466
  6. #a65c6a
  7. #9e636e
  8. #976a73
  9. #8f7177
  10. #88797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5e66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5c54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857b50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0443 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #975054 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66752 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8224a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc3754 {
  color: #cc3754;
}
Background
.bg-cc3754 {
  background-color: #cc3754;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc3754 {
  border: 2px solid #cc3754;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc3754;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 55 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc3754 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc3754, #cc6437);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc3754 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 55 84 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.04 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.64 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.78 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.94 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.06 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.19 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.22 #33c8ab Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc3754  rgb(204, 55, 84)  hsl(348, 59%, 51%)  Brick Red
#37ccaf  rgb(55, 204, 175)  hsl(168, 59%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#54cc37  rgb(84, 204, 55)  hsl(108, 59%, 51%)  Lime Green
#3754cc  rgb(55, 84, 204)  hsl(228, 59%, 51%)  Sapphire