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#CC485D

#cc485d ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc485d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 28.24% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.71% magenta, 54.41% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 350.45°, with 56.41% saturation and 54.12% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1826

Complementary

  1. #cc485d
  2. #48ccb7

Split complementary

  1. #cc485d
  2. #48cc75
  3. #489fcc

Analogous

  1. #cc489f
  2. #cc485d
  3. #cc7548

Triadic

  1. #cc485d
  2. #5dcc48
  3. #485dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc485d
  2. #ccb748
  3. #48ccb7
  4. #485dcc

Square

  1. #cc485d
  2. #9fcc48
  3. #48ccb7
  4. #7548cc

Monochromatic

  1. #601b26
  2. #9c2b3d
  3. #cc485d
  4. #dd8492
  5. #edc0c7

Shades

#cc485d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc485d
  2. #b84154
  3. #a33a4a
  4. #8f3241
  5. #7a2b38
  6. #66242f
  7. #521d25
  8. #3d161c
  9. #290e13
  10. #140709
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc485d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc485d
  2. #d15a6d
  3. #d66d7d
  4. #db7f8e
  5. #e0919e
  6. #e6a4ae
  7. #ebb6be
  8. #f0c8ce
  9. #f5dadf
  10. #faedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc485d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc485d
  2. #c44e61
  3. #bd5364
  4. #b55968
  5. #ae5e6b
  6. #a6646f
  7. #9e6a72
  8. #976f76
  9. #8f7579
  10. #887a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0676d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68655d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a815a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de3050 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a5b5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86e5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d73b56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc485d {
  color: #cc485d;
}
Background
.bg-cc485d {
  background-color: #cc485d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc485d {
  border: 2px solid #cc485d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc485d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 72 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc485d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc485d, #cc7548);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc485d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 72 93 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.19 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.49 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.16 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.98 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.21 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.23 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.82 #33b7a2 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc485d  rgb(204, 72, 93)  hsl(350, 56%, 54%)  Brick Red
#48ccb7  rgb(72, 204, 183)  hsl(170, 56%, 54%)  Turquoise
#5dcc48  rgb(93, 204, 72)  hsl(110, 56%, 54%)  Lime Green
#485dcc  rgb(72, 93, 204)  hsl(230, 56%, 54%)  Royal Blue