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#CC494F

#cc494f ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc494f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 28.63% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.22% magenta, 61.27% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 357.25°, with 56.22% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1817

Complementary

  1. #cc494f
  2. #49ccc6

Split complementary

  1. #cc494f
  2. #49cc84
  3. #4990cc

Analogous

  1. #cc4990
  2. #cc494f
  3. #cc8449

Triadic

  1. #cc494f
  2. #4fcc49
  3. #494fcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc494f
  2. #ccc649
  3. #49ccc6
  4. #494fcc

Square

  1. #cc494f
  2. #90cc49
  3. #49ccc6
  4. #8449cc

Monochromatic

  1. #611b1e
  2. #9d2c31
  3. #cc494f
  4. #dd8589
  5. #edc0c3

Shades

#cc494f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc494f
  2. #b84247
  3. #a33a3f
  4. #8f3337
  5. #7a2c2f
  6. #662528
  7. #521d20
  8. #3d1618
  9. #290f10
  10. #140708
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc494f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc494f
  2. #d15b61
  3. #d66d72
  4. #db8084
  5. #e09295
  6. #e6a4a7
  7. #ebb6b9
  8. #f0c8ca
  9. #f5dbdc
  10. #faeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc494f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc494f
  2. #c44f54
  3. #bd5459
  4. #b55a5e
  5. #ae5f63
  6. #a66568
  7. #9e6a6c
  8. #977071
  9. #8f7576
  10. #887b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a06769 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b654e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c804c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df2d4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b5b4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96e4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d83a4d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc494f {
  color: #cc494f;
}
Background
.bg-cc494f {
  background-color: #cc494f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc494f {
  border: 2px solid #cc494f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc494f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 73 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc494f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc494f, #cc8449);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc494f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 73 79 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.40 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.35 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.19 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.72 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.17 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.36 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 8.11 #33b6b0 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc494f  rgb(204, 73, 79)  hsl(357, 56%, 54%)  Brick Red
#49ccc6  rgb(73, 204, 198)  hsl(177, 56%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#4fcc49  rgb(79, 204, 73)  hsl(117, 56%, 54%)  Lime Green
#494fcc  rgb(73, 79, 204)  hsl(237, 56%, 54%)  Iris