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#CC5148

#cc5148 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc5148 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 31.76% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.29% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 4.09°, 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1919

Complementary

  1. #cc5148
  2. #48c3cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc5148
  2. #48cc93
  3. #4881cc

Analogous

  1. #cc4881
  2. #cc5148
  3. #cc9348

Triadic

  1. #cc5148
  2. #48cc51
  3. #5148cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc5148
  2. #c3cc48
  3. #48c3cc
  4. #5148cc

Square

  1. #cc5148
  2. #81cc48
  3. #48c3cc
  4. #9348cc

Monochromatic

  1. #60201b
  2. #9c332b
  3. #cc5148
  4. #dd8a84
  5. #edc3c0

Shades

#cc5148 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc5148
  2. #b84941
  3. #a3413a
  4. #8f3932
  5. #7a312b
  6. #662924
  7. #52201d
  8. #3d1816
  9. #29100e
  10. #140807
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc5148 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc5148
  2. #d1625a
  3. #d6746d
  4. #db857f
  5. #e09791
  6. #e6a8a4
  7. #ebb9b6
  8. #f0cbc8
  9. #f5dcda
  10. #faeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc5148 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc5148
  2. #c4564e
  3. #bd5a53
  4. #b55f59
  5. #ae645e
  6. #a66964
  7. #9e6d6a
  8. #97726f
  9. #8f7775
  10. #887b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a16b69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716946 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908345 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df3750 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e6047 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab7246 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8434d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc5148 {
  color: #cc5148;
}
Background
.bg-cc5148 {
  background-color: #cc5148;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc5148 {
  border: 2px solid #cc5148;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc5148;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 81 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc5148 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc5148, #cc9348);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc5148 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 81 72 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.69 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.41 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.41 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.69 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.59 #e62020 Lust ΔE 7.82 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.83 #33aeb7 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#cc5148  rgb(204, 81, 72)  hsl(4, 56%, 54%)  Indian Red
#48c3cc  rgb(72, 195, 204)  hsl(184, 56%, 54%)  Dark Turquoise
#48cc51  rgb(72, 204, 81)  hsl(124, 56%, 54%)  Lime Green
#5148cc  rgb(81, 72, 204)  hsl(244, 56%, 54%)  Iris