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#CC4048

#cc4048 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc4048 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 25.1% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.63% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 356.57°, with 57.85% saturation and 52.55% 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 3.63.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1697

Complementary

  1. #cc4048
  2. #40ccc4

Split complementary

  1. #cc4048
  2. #40cc7e
  3. #408ecc

Analogous

  1. #cc408e
  2. #cc4048
  3. #cc7e40

Triadic

  1. #cc4048
  2. #48cc40
  3. #4048cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc4048
  2. #ccc440
  3. #40ccc4
  4. #4048cc

Square

  1. #cc4048
  2. #8ecc40
  3. #40ccc4
  4. #7e40cc

Monochromatic

  1. #5b181c
  2. #97282f
  3. #cc4048
  4. #dc7c82
  5. #ecb9bc

Shades

#cc4048 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc4048
  2. #b83a41
  3. #a3333a
  4. #8f2d32
  5. #7a262b
  6. #662024
  7. #521a1d
  8. #3d1316
  9. #290d0e
  10. #140607
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc4048 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc4048
  2. #d1535a
  3. #d6666d
  4. #db797f
  5. #e08c91
  6. #e6a0a4
  7. #ebb3b6
  8. #f0c6c8
  9. #f5d9da
  10. #faeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc4048 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc4048
  2. #c4464e
  3. #bd4d53
  4. #b55359
  5. #ae5a5e
  6. #a66064
  7. #9e666a
  8. #976d6f
  9. #8f7375
  10. #887a7a
  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 #9e6264 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666047 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897d44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e01944 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a5548 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86a46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d82d46 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc4048 {
  color: #cc4048;
}
Background
.bg-cc4048 {
  background-color: #cc4048;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc4048 {
  border: 2px solid #cc4048;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc4048;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 64 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc4048 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc4048, #cc7e40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc4048 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 64 72 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.63 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.21 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.73 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.18 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.67 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.15 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.50 #33bfb7 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc4048  rgb(204, 64, 72)  hsl(357, 58%, 53%)  Brick Red
#40ccc4  rgb(64, 204, 196)  hsl(177, 58%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#48cc40  rgb(72, 204, 64)  hsl(117, 58%, 53%)  Lime Green
#4048cc  rgb(64, 72, 204)  hsl(237, 58%, 53%)  Iris