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#CC3D48

#cc3d48 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc3d48 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 23.92% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.1% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 355.38°, with 58.37% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1664

Complementary

  1. #cc3d48
  2. #3dccc1

Split complementary

  1. #cc3d48
  2. #3dcc79
  3. #3d90cc

Analogous

  1. #cc3d90
  2. #cc3d48
  3. #cc793d

Triadic

  1. #cc3d48
  2. #48cc3d
  3. #3d48cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc3d48
  2. #ccc13d
  3. #3dccc1
  4. #3d48cc

Square

  1. #cc3d48
  2. #90cc3d
  3. #3dccc1
  4. #793dcc

Monochromatic

  1. #59171c
  2. #952730
  3. #cc3d48
  4. #dc7a81
  5. #ecb6ba

Shades

#cc3d48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc3d48
  2. #b83741
  3. #a3313a
  4. #8f2b32
  5. #7a252b
  6. #661f24
  7. #52181d
  8. #3d1216
  9. #290c0e
  10. #140607
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc3d48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc3d48
  2. #d1505a
  3. #d6646d
  4. #db777f
  5. #e08b91
  6. #e69ea4
  7. #ebb1b6
  8. #f0c5c8
  9. #f5d8da
  10. #faeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc3d48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc3d48
  2. #c4444e
  3. #bd4a53
  4. #b55159
  5. #ae585e
  6. #a65f64
  7. #9e656a
  8. #976c6f
  9. #8f7375
  10. #88797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e6163 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645e47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887d44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e01142 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #995348 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86946 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d82945 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc3d48 {
  color: #cc3d48;
}
Background
.bg-cc3d48 {
  background-color: #cc3d48;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc3d48 {
  border: 2px solid #cc3d48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc3d48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 61 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 58% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc3d48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc3d48, #cc793d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc3d48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 61 72 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.23 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.88 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.94 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.98 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.13 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.58 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.65 #33c2b7 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc3d48  rgb(204, 61, 72)  hsl(355, 58%, 52%)  Brick Red
#3dccc1  rgb(61, 204, 193)  hsl(175, 58%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#48cc3d  rgb(72, 204, 61)  hsl(115, 58%, 52%)  Lime Green
#3d48cc  rgb(61, 72, 204)  hsl(235, 58%, 52%)  Iris