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#CD2C4E

#cd2c4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2c4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.54% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 347.33°, 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.1533

Complementary

  1. #cd2c4e
  2. #2ccdab

Split complementary

  1. #cd2c4e
  2. #2ccd5a
  3. #2c9ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd2c9e
  2. #cd2c4e
  3. #cd5a2c

Triadic

  1. #cd2c4e
  2. #4ecd2c
  3. #2c4ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2c4e
  2. #cdab2c
  3. #2ccdab
  4. #2c4ecd

Square

  1. #cd2c4e
  2. #9ecd2c
  3. #2ccdab
  4. #5a2ccd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f111e
  2. #8e1e36
  3. #cd2c4e
  4. #de6780
  5. #eca6b5

Shades

#cd2c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2c4e
  2. #b92846
  3. #a4233e
  4. #901f37
  5. #7b1a2f
  6. #671627
  7. #52121f
  8. #3e0d17
  9. #290910
  10. #150408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2c4e
  2. #d24160
  3. #d75671
  4. #dc6b83
  5. #e18095
  6. #e696a7
  7. #ebabb8
  8. #f0c0ca
  9. #f5d5dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2c4e
  2. #c53453
  3. #be3d58
  4. #b6455d
  5. #ae4e62
  6. #a75667
  7. #9f5e6c
  8. #976771
  9. #8f6f76
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5a62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83794a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6634b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90743 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2c4e {
  color: #cd2c4e;
}
Background
.bg-cd2c4e {
  background-color: #cd2c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2c4e {
  border: 2px solid #cd2c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 44 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2c4e, #cd5a2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 44 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.09 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.88 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.03 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.17 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.34 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.39 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.59 #32d3b1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd2c4e  rgb(205, 44, 78)  hsl(347, 65%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2ccdab  rgb(44, 205, 171)  hsl(167, 65%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4ecd2c  rgb(78, 205, 44)  hsl(107, 65%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2c4ecd  rgb(44, 78, 205)  hsl(227, 65%, 49%)  Sapphire