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#CC384F

#cc384f ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc384f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 21.96% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.55% magenta, 61.27% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 350.68°, with 59.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 1.49.

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Relative luminance0.1623

Complementary

  1. #cc384f
  2. #38ccb5

Split complementary

  1. #cc384f
  2. #38cc6b
  3. #3899cc

Analogous

  1. #cc3899
  2. #cc384f
  3. #cc6b38

Triadic

  1. #cc384f
  2. #4fcc38
  3. #384fcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc384f
  2. #ccb538
  3. #38ccb5
  4. #384fcc

Square

  1. #cc384f
  2. #99cc38
  3. #38ccb5
  4. #6b38cc

Monochromatic

  1. #551620
  2. #922536
  3. #cc384f
  4. #dc7585
  5. #ebb2bb

Shades

#cc384f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc384f
  2. #b83247
  3. #a32d3f
  4. #8f2737
  5. #7a222f
  6. #661c28
  7. #521620
  8. #3d1118
  9. #290b10
  10. #140608
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc384f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc384f
  2. #d14c61
  3. #d66072
  4. #db7484
  5. #e08895
  6. #e69ca7
  7. #ebafb9
  8. #f0c3ca
  9. #f5d7dc
  10. #faebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc384f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc384f
  2. #c43f54
  3. #bd4659
  4. #b54e5e
  5. #ae5563
  6. #a65c68
  7. #9e636c
  8. #976a71
  9. #8f7276
  10. #88797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5f64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605c4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867b4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0342 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98504f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7674d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d82347 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc384f {
  color: #cc384f;
}
Background
.bg-cc384f {
  background-color: #cc384f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc384f {
  border: 2px solid #cc384f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc384f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 56 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc384f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc384f, #cc6b38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc384f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 56 79 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 1.49 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.45 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.92 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.21 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.86 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.93 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.40 #33c7b0 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc384f  rgb(204, 56, 79)  hsl(351, 59%, 51%)  Brick Red
#38ccb5  rgb(56, 204, 181)  hsl(171, 59%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4fcc38  rgb(79, 204, 56)  hsl(111, 59%, 51%)  Lime Green
#384fcc  rgb(56, 79, 204)  hsl(231, 59%, 51%)  Iris