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#CD2C49

#cd2c49 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2c49 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 17.25% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.54% magenta, 64.39% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 349.19°, with 64.66% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.1526

Complementary

  1. #cd2c49
  2. #2ccdb0

Split complementary

  1. #cd2c49
  2. #2ccd5f
  3. #2c99cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2c99
  2. #cd2c49
  3. #cd5f2c

Triadic

  1. #cd2c49
  2. #49cd2c
  3. #2c49cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2c49
  2. #cdb02c
  3. #2ccdb0
  4. #2c49cd

Square

  1. #cd2c49
  2. #99cd2c
  3. #2ccdb0
  4. #5f2ccd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f111c
  2. #8e1e33
  3. #cd2c49
  4. #de677d
  5. #eca6b3

Shades

#cd2c49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2c49
  2. #b92842
  3. #a4233a
  4. #901f33
  5. #7b1a2c
  6. #671625
  7. #52121d
  8. #3e0d16
  9. #29090f
  10. #150407
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2c49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2c49
  2. #d2415b
  3. #d7566d
  4. #dc6b80
  5. #e18092
  6. #e696a4
  7. #ebabb6
  8. #f0c0c8
  9. #f5d5db
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2c49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2c49
  2. #c5344f
  3. #be3d54
  4. #b6455a
  5. #ae4e5f
  6. #a75665
  7. #9f5e6a
  8. #976770
  9. #8f6f75
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5a60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5749 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847944 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974a49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66346 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90440 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2c49 {
  color: #cd2c49;
}
Background
.bg-cd2c49 {
  background-color: #cd2c49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2c49 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2c49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2c49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 44 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2c49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2c49, #cd5f2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2c49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 44 73 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.17 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.81 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.08 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.97 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.16 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.66 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.71 #32d3b6 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd2c49  rgb(205, 44, 73)  hsl(349, 65%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2ccdb0  rgb(44, 205, 176)  hsl(169, 65%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#49cd2c  rgb(73, 205, 44)  hsl(109, 65%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2c49cd  rgb(44, 73, 205)  hsl(229, 65%, 49%)  Persian Blue