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#CD2C4B

#cd2c4b ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2c4b 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 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.54% magenta, 63.41% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 348.45°, 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 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.1529

Complementary

  1. #cd2c4b
  2. #2ccdae

Split complementary

  1. #cd2c4b
  2. #2ccd5e
  3. #2c9bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd2c9b
  2. #cd2c4b
  3. #cd5e2c

Triadic

  1. #cd2c4b
  2. #4bcd2c
  3. #2c4bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2c4b
  2. #cdae2c
  3. #2ccdae
  4. #2c4bcd

Square

  1. #cd2c4b
  2. #9bcd2c
  3. #2ccdae
  4. #5e2ccd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f111d
  2. #8e1e34
  3. #cd2c4b
  4. #de677e
  5. #eca6b4

Shades

#cd2c4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2c4b
  2. #b92844
  3. #a4233c
  4. #901f35
  5. #7b1a2d
  6. #671626
  7. #52121e
  8. #3e0d17
  9. #29090f
  10. #150408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2c4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2c4b
  2. #d2415d
  3. #d7566f
  4. #dc6b81
  5. #e18093
  6. #e696a5
  7. #ebabb7
  8. #f0c0c9
  9. #f5d5db
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2c4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2c4b
  2. #c53450
  3. #be3d56
  4. #b6455b
  5. #ae4e60
  6. #a75666
  7. #9f5e6b
  8. #976770
  9. #8f6f75
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5a61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b584b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847946 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974a4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66348 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90541 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2c4b {
  color: #cd2c4b;
}
Background
.bg-cd2c4b {
  background-color: #cd2c4b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2c4b {
  border: 2px solid #cd2c4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2c4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 44 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2c4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2c4b, #cd5e2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2c4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 44 75 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.06 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.21 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.57 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.00 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.68 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.14 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.24 #32d3b4 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd2c4b  rgb(205, 44, 75)  hsl(348, 65%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2ccdae  rgb(44, 205, 174)  hsl(168, 65%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4bcd2c  rgb(75, 205, 44)  hsl(108, 65%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2c4bcd  rgb(44, 75, 205)  hsl(228, 65%, 49%)  Sapphire