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#CD3357

#cd3357 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd3357 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 20% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.12% magenta, 57.56% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 345.97°, with 60.63% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1603

Complementary

  1. #cd3357
  2. #33cda9

Split complementary

  1. #cd3357
  2. #33cd5c
  3. #33a4cd

Analogous

  1. #cd33a4
  2. #cd3357
  3. #cd5c33

Triadic

  1. #cd3357
  2. #57cd33
  3. #3357cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd3357
  2. #cda933
  3. #33cda9
  4. #3357cd

Square

  1. #cd3357
  2. #a4cd33
  3. #33cda9
  4. #5c33cd

Monochromatic

  1. #531423
  2. #90233d
  3. #cd3357
  4. #dc708a
  5. #ebaebc

Shades

#cd3357 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd3357
  2. #b92e4e
  3. #a42946
  4. #90243d
  5. #7b1f34
  6. #671a2c
  7. #521423
  8. #3e0f1a
  9. #290a11
  10. #150509
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd3357 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd3357
  2. #d24768
  3. #d75c79
  4. #dc7089
  5. #e1859a
  6. #e699ab
  7. #ebadbc
  8. #f0c2cd
  9. #f5d6dd
  10. #faebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd3357 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd3357
  2. #c53b5b
  3. #be425f
  4. #b64a63
  5. #ae5267
  6. #a75a6c
  7. #9f6170
  8. #976974
  9. #8f7178
  10. #88787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5d67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5b57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847b53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00042 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974e57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66655 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d91c4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd3357 {
  color: #cd3357;
}
Background
.bg-cd3357 {
  background-color: #cd3357;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd3357 {
  border: 2px solid #cd3357;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd3357;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 51 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd3357 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd3357, #cd5c33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd3357 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 51 87 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.26 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.94 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.94 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.00 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.61 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.80 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.82 #32cca8 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd3357  rgb(205, 51, 87)  hsl(346, 61%, 50%)  Brick Red
#33cda9  rgb(51, 205, 169)  hsl(166, 61%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#57cd33  rgb(87, 205, 51)  hsl(106, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#3357cd  rgb(51, 87, 205)  hsl(226, 61%, 50%)  Sapphire