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#CD3248

#cd3248 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd3248 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 19.61% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.61% magenta, 64.88% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 351.48°, with 60.78% saturation and 50% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #cd3248
  2. #32cdb7

Split complementary

  1. #cd3248
  2. #32cd69
  3. #3296cd

Analogous

  1. #cd3296
  2. #cd3248
  3. #cd6932

Triadic

  1. #cd3248
  2. #48cd32
  3. #3248cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd3248
  2. #cdb732
  3. #32cdb7
  4. #3248cd

Square

  1. #cd3248
  2. #96cd32
  3. #32cdb7
  4. #6932cd

Monochromatic

  1. #52141d
  2. #8f2332
  3. #cd3248
  4. #dc707f
  5. #ebadb6

Shades

#cd3248 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd3248
  2. #b92d41
  3. #a4283a
  4. #902332
  5. #7b1e2b
  6. #671924
  7. #52141d
  8. #3e0f16
  9. #290a0e
  10. #150507
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd3248 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd3248
  2. #d2475a
  3. #d75b6d
  4. #dc707f
  5. #e18491
  6. #e699a4
  7. #ebadb6
  8. #f0c2c8
  9. #f5d6da
  10. #faebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd3248 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd3248
  2. #c53a4e
  3. #be4253
  4. #b64959
  5. #ae515e
  6. #a75964
  7. #9f616a
  8. #97696f
  9. #8f7075
  10. #88787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5c61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5a48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867a43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984d48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76545 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d91541 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd3248 {
  color: #cd3248;
}
Background
.bg-cd3248 {
  background-color: #cd3248;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd3248 {
  border: 2px solid #cd3248;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd3248;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 50 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd3248 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd3248, #cd6932);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd3248 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 50 72 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.89 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.52 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.93 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.67 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.20 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.94 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.23 #32cdb7 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd3248  rgb(205, 50, 72)  hsl(351, 61%, 50%)  Brick Red
#32cdb7  rgb(50, 205, 183)  hsl(171, 61%, 50%)  Turquoise
#48cd32  rgb(72, 205, 50)  hsl(111, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#3248cd  rgb(50, 72, 205)  hsl(231, 61%, 50%)  Persian Blue