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#CC464D

#cc464d ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc464d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 27.45% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.69% magenta, 62.25% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 356.87°, with 56.78% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1775

Complementary

  1. #cc464d
  2. #46ccc5

Split complementary

  1. #cc464d
  2. #46cc82
  3. #4690cc

Analogous

  1. #cc4690
  2. #cc464d
  3. #cc8246

Triadic

  1. #cc464d
  2. #4dcc46
  3. #464dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc464d
  2. #ccc546
  3. #46ccc5
  4. #464dcc

Square

  1. #cc464d
  2. #90cc46
  3. #46ccc5
  4. #8246cc

Monochromatic

  1. #5f1a1e
  2. #9b2b31
  3. #cc464d
  4. #dd8287
  5. #edbec0

Shades

#cc464d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc464d
  2. #b83f45
  3. #a3383e
  4. #8f3136
  5. #7a2a2e
  6. #662327
  7. #521c1f
  8. #3d1517
  9. #290e0f
  10. #140708
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc464d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc464d
  2. #d1595f
  3. #d66b71
  4. #db7e82
  5. #e09094
  6. #e6a3a6
  7. #ebb5b8
  8. #f0c8ca
  9. #f5dadb
  10. #faeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc464d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc464d
  2. #c44c52
  3. #bd5257
  4. #b5575c
  5. #ae5d61
  6. #a66367
  7. #9e696c
  8. #976f71
  9. #8f7476
  10. #887a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6567 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69634c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7f49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df274a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b594d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96d4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8364b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc464d {
  color: #cc464d;
}
Background
.bg-cc464d {
  background-color: #cc464d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc464d {
  border: 2px solid #cc464d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc464d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 70 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc464d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc464d, #cc8246);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc464d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 70 77 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.24 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.96 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.05 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.19 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.75 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.76 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.63 #33b9b2 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc464d  rgb(204, 70, 77)  hsl(357, 57%, 54%)  Brick Red
#46ccc5  rgb(70, 204, 197)  hsl(177, 57%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#4dcc46  rgb(77, 204, 70)  hsl(117, 57%, 54%)  Lime Green
#464dcc  rgb(70, 77, 204)  hsl(237, 57%, 54%)  Iris