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#CD264E

#cd264e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd264e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 14.9% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.46% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 345.63°, with 68.72% saturation and 47.65% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.89.

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Relative luminance0.1492

Complementary

  1. #cd264e
  2. #26cda5

Split complementary

  1. #cd264e
  2. #26cd52
  3. #26a2cd

Analogous

  1. #cd26a2
  2. #cd264e
  3. #cd5226

Triadic

  1. #cd264e
  2. #4ecd26
  3. #264ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd264e
  2. #cda526
  3. #26cda5
  4. #264ecd

Square

  1. #cd264e
  2. #a2cd26
  3. #26cda5
  4. #5226cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0e1d
  2. #8c1a35
  3. #cd264e
  4. #e15e7e
  5. #ed9fb2

Shades

#cd264e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd264e
  2. #b92246
  3. #a41e3e
  4. #901b37
  5. #7b172f
  6. #671327
  7. #520f1f
  8. #3e0b17
  9. #290810
  10. #150408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd264e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd264e
  2. #d23c60
  3. #d75171
  4. #dc6783
  5. #e17d95
  6. #e693a7
  7. #eba8b8
  8. #f0beca
  9. #f5d4dc
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd264e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd264e
  2. #c52f53
  3. #be3858
  4. #b6415d
  5. #ae4a62
  6. #a75367
  7. #9f5c6c
  8. #976571
  9. #8f6e76
  10. #88777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5861 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58564e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827849 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5614b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd264e {
  color: #cd264e;
}
Background
.bg-cd264e {
  background-color: #cd264e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd264e {
  border: 2px solid #cd264e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd264e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 38 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd264e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd264e, #cd5226);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd264e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 38 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.89 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.79 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.03 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.06 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.63 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.74 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.84 #32d9b1 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd264e  rgb(205, 38, 78)  hsl(346, 69%, 48%)  Brick Red
#26cda5  rgb(38, 205, 165)  hsl(166, 69%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#4ecd26  rgb(78, 205, 38)  hsl(106, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green
#264ecd  rgb(38, 78, 205)  hsl(226, 69%, 48%)  Sapphire