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#CC3E57

#cc3e57 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc3e57 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 24.31% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.61% magenta, 57.35% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 349.44°, with 58.2% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 1.35.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1697

Complementary

  1. #cc3e57
  2. #3eccb3

Split complementary

  1. #cc3e57
  2. #3ecc6c
  3. #3e9ecc

Analogous

  1. #cc3e9e
  2. #cc3e57
  3. #cc6c3e

Triadic

  1. #cc3e57
  2. #57cc3e
  3. #3e57cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc3e57
  2. #ccb33e
  3. #3eccb3
  4. #3e57cc

Square

  1. #cc3e57
  2. #9ecc3e
  3. #3eccb3
  4. #6c3ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #591823
  2. #96283b
  3. #cc3e57
  4. #dc7b8c
  5. #ecb7c0

Shades

#cc3e57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc3e57
  2. #b8384e
  3. #a33246
  4. #8f2b3d
  5. #7a2534
  6. #661f2c
  7. #521923
  8. #3d131a
  9. #290c11
  10. #140609
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc3e57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc3e57
  2. #d15168
  3. #d66579
  4. #db7889
  5. #e08b9a
  6. #e69fab
  7. #ebb2bc
  8. #f0c5cd
  9. #f5d8dd
  10. #faecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc3e57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc3e57
  2. #c4455b
  3. #bd4b5f
  4. #b55263
  5. #ae5867
  6. #a65f6c
  7. #9e6670
  8. #976c74
  9. #8f7378
  10. #88797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e6269 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #626057 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877d53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df1c48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #985457 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76a55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d82d4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc3e57 {
  color: #cc3e57;
}
Background
.bg-cc3e57 {
  background-color: #cc3e57;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc3e57 {
  border: 2px solid #cc3e57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc3e57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 62 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 58% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc3e57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc3e57, #cc6c3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc3e57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 62 87 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 1.35 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.43 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.74 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.13 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.42 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.61 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.78 #33c1a8 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc3e57  rgb(204, 62, 87)  hsl(349, 58%, 52%)  Brick Red
#3eccb3  rgb(62, 204, 179)  hsl(169, 58%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#57cc3e  rgb(87, 204, 62)  hsl(109, 58%, 52%)  Lime Green
#3e57cc  rgb(62, 87, 204)  hsl(229, 58%, 52%)  Sapphire