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#CC495C

#cc495c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc495c 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 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.22% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 351.3°, 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1838

Complementary

  1. #cc495c
  2. #49ccb9

Split complementary

  1. #cc495c
  2. #49cc77
  3. #499dcc

Analogous

  1. #cc499d
  2. #cc495c
  3. #cc7749

Triadic

  1. #cc495c
  2. #5ccc49
  3. #495ccc

Tetradic

  1. #cc495c
  2. #ccb949
  3. #49ccb9
  4. #495ccc

Square

  1. #cc495c
  2. #9dcc49
  3. #49ccb9
  4. #7749cc

Monochromatic

  1. #611b25
  2. #9d2c3c
  3. #cc495c
  4. #dd8592
  5. #edc0c7

Shades

#cc495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc495c
  2. #b84253
  3. #a33a4a
  4. #8f3340
  5. #7a2c37
  6. #66252e
  7. #521d25
  8. #3d161c
  9. #290f12
  10. #140709
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc495c
  2. #d15b6c
  3. #d66d7d
  4. #db808d
  5. #e0929d
  6. #e6a4ae
  7. #ebb6be
  8. #f0c8ce
  9. #f5dbde
  10. #faedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc495c
  2. #c44f60
  3. #bd5463
  4. #b55a67
  5. #ae5f6a
  6. #a6656e
  7. #9e6a72
  8. #977075
  9. #8f7579
  10. #887b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0676d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69665c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8159 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de3151 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b5c5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96f5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d73c55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc495c {
  color: #cc495c;
}
Background
.bg-cc495c {
  background-color: #cc495c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc495c {
  border: 2px solid #cc495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc495c, #cc7749);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.02 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.88 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.02 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.77 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.32 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.60 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.25 #33b6a3 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc495c  rgb(204, 73, 92)  hsl(351, 56%, 54%)  Brick Red
#49ccb9  rgb(73, 204, 185)  hsl(171, 56%, 54%)  Turquoise
#5ccc49  rgb(92, 204, 73)  hsl(111, 56%, 54%)  Lime Green
#495ccc  rgb(73, 92, 204)  hsl(231, 56%, 54%)  Royal Blue