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#CC6D61

#cc6d61 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc6d61 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 42.75% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.57% magenta, 52.45% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 6.73°, with 51.2% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2464

Complementary

  1. #cc6d61
  2. #61c0cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc6d61
  2. #61cca3
  3. #618acc

Analogous

  1. #cc618a
  2. #cc6d61
  3. #cca361

Triadic

  1. #cc6d61
  2. #61cc6d
  3. #6d61cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc6d61
  2. #c0cc61
  3. #61c0cc
  4. #6d61cc

Square

  1. #cc6d61
  2. #8acc61
  3. #61c0cc
  4. #a361cc

Monochromatic

  1. #702d24
  2. #aa4437
  3. #cc6d61
  4. #dfa29b
  5. #f1d8d5

Shades

#cc6d61 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc6d61
  2. #b86257
  3. #a3574e
  4. #8f4c44
  5. #7a413a
  6. #663731
  7. #522c27
  8. #3d211d
  9. #291613
  10. #140b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc6d61 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc6d61
  2. #d17c71
  3. #d68a81
  4. #db9990
  5. #e0a7a0
  6. #e6b6b0
  7. #ebc5c0
  8. #f0d3d0
  9. #f5e2df
  10. #faf0ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc6d61 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc6d61
  2. #c46f64
  3. #bd7167
  4. #b5736a
  5. #ae756d
  6. #a67771
  7. #9e7874
  8. #977a77
  9. #8f7c7a
  10. #887e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a87e7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837c60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b905f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd5e6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a57660 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b18360 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d76467 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc6d61 {
  color: #cc6d61;
}
Background
.bg-cc6d61 {
  background-color: #cc6d61;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc6d61 {
  border: 2px solid #cc6d61;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc6d61;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 109 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 51% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc6d61 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc6d61, #cca361);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc6d61 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 109 97 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.19 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.51 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.62 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.73 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 8.96 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 9.17 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 9.28 #33929e Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#cc6d61  rgb(204, 109, 97)  hsl(7, 51%, 59%)  Indian Red
#61c0cc  rgb(97, 192, 204)  hsl(187, 51%, 59%)  Dark Turquoise
#61cc6d  rgb(97, 204, 109)  hsl(127, 51%, 59%)  Emerald
#6d61cc  rgb(109, 97, 204)  hsl(247, 51%, 59%)  Slate Blue