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#CC4E50

#cc4e50 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc4e50 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 30.59% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.76% magenta, 60.78% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 359.05°, with 55.26% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 3.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.1887

Complementary

  1. #cc4e50
  2. #4eccca

Split complementary

  1. #cc4e50
  2. #4ecc8b
  3. #4e8fcc

Analogous

  1. #cc4e8f
  2. #cc4e50
  3. #cc8b4e

Triadic

  1. #cc4e50
  2. #50cc4e
  3. #4e50cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc4e50
  2. #ccca4e
  3. #4eccca
  4. #4e50cc

Square

  1. #cc4e50
  2. #8fcc4e
  3. #4eccca
  4. #8b4ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #641d1e
  2. #a02e30
  3. #cc4e50
  4. #dd898b
  5. #eec5c5

Shades

#cc4e50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc4e50
  2. #b84648
  3. #a33e40
  4. #8f3738
  5. #7a2f30
  6. #662728
  7. #521f20
  8. #3d1718
  9. #291010
  10. #140808
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc4e50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc4e50
  2. #d16062
  3. #d67173
  4. #db8385
  5. #e09596
  6. #e6a7a8
  7. #ebb8b9
  8. #f0cacb
  9. #f5dcdc
  10. #faedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc4e50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc4e50
  2. #c45355
  3. #bd585a
  4. #b55d5e
  5. #ae6263
  6. #a66768
  7. #9e6c6d
  8. #977172
  9. #8f7676
  10. #887b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a16a6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e674f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e824d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df3550 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d5e4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa714e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d84050 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc4e50 {
  color: #cc4e50;
}
Background
.bg-cc4e50 {
  background-color: #cc4e50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc4e50 {
  border: 2px solid #cc4e50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc4e50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 78 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc4e50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc4e50, #cc8b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc4e50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 78 80 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 3.38 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.51 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.96 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.42 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.60 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.83 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.83 #33b1af Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#cc4e50  rgb(204, 78, 80)  hsl(359, 55%, 55%)  Indian Red
#4eccca  rgb(78, 204, 202)  hsl(179, 55%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#50cc4e  rgb(80, 204, 78)  hsl(119, 55%, 55%)  Lime Green
#4e50cc  rgb(78, 80, 204)  hsl(239, 55%, 55%)  Iris