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#CD3256

#cd3256 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd3256 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.61% magenta, 58.05% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 346.06°, 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1593

Complementary

  1. #cd3256
  2. #32cda9

Split complementary

  1. #cd3256
  2. #32cd5b
  3. #32a4cd

Analogous

  1. #cd32a4
  2. #cd3256
  3. #cd5b32

Triadic

  1. #cd3256
  2. #56cd32
  3. #3256cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd3256
  2. #cda932
  3. #32cda9
  4. #3256cd

Square

  1. #cd3256
  2. #a4cd32
  3. #32cda9
  4. #5b32cd

Monochromatic

  1. #521422
  2. #8f233c
  3. #cd3256
  4. #dc7089
  5. #ebadbb

Shades

#cd3256 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd3256
  2. #b92d4d
  3. #a42845
  4. #90233c
  5. #7b1e34
  6. #67192b
  7. #521422
  8. #3e0f1a
  9. #290a11
  10. #150509
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd3256 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd3256
  2. #d24767
  3. #d75b78
  4. #dc7089
  5. #e1849a
  6. #e699ab
  7. #ebadbb
  8. #f0c2cc
  9. #f5d6dd
  10. #faebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd3256 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd3256
  2. #c53a5a
  3. #be425e
  4. #b64963
  5. #ae5167
  6. #a7596b
  7. #9f616f
  8. #976973
  9. #8f7078
  10. #88787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5d66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5b56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847b52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00041 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974e56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66554 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d91a4a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd3256 {
  color: #cd3256;
}
Background
.bg-cd3256 {
  background-color: #cd3256;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd3256 {
  border: 2px solid #cd3256;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd3256;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 50 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd3256 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd3256, #cd5b32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd3256 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 50 86 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.22 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.00 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.10 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.10 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.55 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.95 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.00 #32cda9 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd3256  rgb(205, 50, 86)  hsl(346, 61%, 50%)  Brick Red
#32cda9  rgb(50, 205, 169)  hsl(166, 61%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#56cd32  rgb(86, 205, 50)  hsl(106, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#3256cd  rgb(50, 86, 205)  hsl(226, 61%, 50%)  Sapphire