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#CC375A

#cc375a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc375a 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 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.04% magenta, 55.88% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 345.91°, 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.1631

Complementary

  1. #cc375a
  2. #37cca9

Split complementary

  1. #cc375a
  2. #37cc5e
  3. #37a4cc

Analogous

  1. #cc37a4
  2. #cc375a
  3. #cc5e37

Triadic

  1. #cc375a
  2. #5acc37
  3. #375acc

Tetradic

  1. #cc375a
  2. #cca937
  3. #37cca9
  4. #375acc

Square

  1. #cc375a
  2. #a4cc37
  3. #37cca9
  4. #5e37cc

Monochromatic

  1. #541624
  2. #91253f
  3. #cc375a
  4. #dc748c
  5. #ebb1bf

Shades

#cc375a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc375a
  2. #b83251
  3. #a32c48
  4. #8f273f
  5. #7a2136
  6. #661c2d
  7. #521624
  8. #3d111b
  9. #290b12
  10. #140609
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc375a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc375a
  2. #d14b6b
  3. #d65f7b
  4. #db738c
  5. #e0879c
  6. #e69bad
  7. #ebafbd
  8. #f0c3ce
  9. #f5d7de
  10. #faebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc375a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc375a
  2. #c43e5e
  3. #bd4662
  4. #b54d65
  5. #ae5469
  6. #a65c6d
  7. #9e6371
  8. #976a75
  9. #8f7178
  10. #88797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5e68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5d5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847b56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0b45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97505a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66758 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8244e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc375a {
  color: #cc375a;
}
Background
.bg-cc375a {
  background-color: #cc375a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc375a {
  border: 2px solid #cc375a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc375a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 55 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc375a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc375a, #cc5e37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc375a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 55 90 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.42 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.63 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.95 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.02 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.46 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.49 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.93 #33c8a5 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc375a  rgb(204, 55, 90)  hsl(346, 59%, 51%)  Brick Red
#37cca9  rgb(55, 204, 169)  hsl(166, 59%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#5acc37  rgb(90, 204, 55)  hsl(106, 59%, 51%)  Lime Green
#375acc  rgb(55, 90, 204)  hsl(226, 59%, 51%)  Sapphire