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#CC424D

#cc424d ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc424d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 25.88% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.65% magenta, 62.25% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 355.22°, with 57.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1727

Complementary

  1. #cc424d
  2. #42ccc1

Split complementary

  1. #cc424d
  2. #42cc7c
  3. #4292cc

Analogous

  1. #cc4292
  2. #cc424d
  3. #cc7c42

Triadic

  1. #cc424d
  2. #4dcc42
  3. #424dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc424d
  2. #ccc142
  3. #42ccc1
  4. #424dcc

Square

  1. #cc424d
  2. #92cc42
  3. #42ccc1
  4. #7c42cc

Monochromatic

  1. #5c191e
  2. #982932
  3. #cc424d
  4. #dc7e86
  5. #edbabe

Shades

#cc424d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc424d
  2. #b83b45
  3. #a3353e
  4. #8f2e36
  5. #7a282e
  6. #662127
  7. #521a1f
  8. #3d1417
  9. #290d0f
  10. #140708
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc424d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc424d
  2. #d1555f
  3. #d66871
  4. #db7b82
  5. #e08e94
  6. #e6a1a6
  7. #ebb3b8
  8. #f0c6ca
  9. #f5d9db
  10. #faeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc424d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc424d
  2. #c44852
  3. #bd4e57
  4. #b5555c
  5. #ae5b61
  6. #a66167
  7. #9e676c
  8. #976d71
  9. #8f7476
  10. #887a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6366 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66614c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897e49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df2047 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a564d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86b4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d83149 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc424d {
  color: #cc424d;
}
Background
.bg-cc424d {
  background-color: #cc424d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc424d {
  border: 2px solid #cc424d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc424d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 66 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc424d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc424d, #cc7c42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc424d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 66 77 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.42 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.61 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.73 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.74 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.99 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.06 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.59 #33bdb2 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc424d  rgb(204, 66, 77)  hsl(355, 58%, 53%)  Brick Red
#42ccc1  rgb(66, 204, 193)  hsl(175, 58%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#4dcc42  rgb(77, 204, 66)  hsl(115, 58%, 53%)  Lime Green
#424dcc  rgb(66, 77, 204)  hsl(235, 58%, 53%)  Iris