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#CD374C

#cd374c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd374c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 21.57% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.17% magenta, 62.93% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 351.6°, with 60% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 1.95.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1623

Complementary

  1. #cd374c
  2. #37cdb8

Split complementary

  1. #cd374c
  2. #37cd6d
  3. #3797cd

Analogous

  1. #cd3797
  2. #cd374c
  3. #cd6d37

Triadic

  1. #cd374c
  2. #4ccd37
  3. #374ccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd374c
  2. #cdb837
  3. #37cdb8
  4. #374ccd

Square

  1. #cd374c
  2. #97cd37
  3. #37cdb8
  4. #6d37cd

Monochromatic

  1. #56151e
  2. #932534
  3. #cd374c
  4. #dc7483
  5. #ecb1ba

Shades

#cd374c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd374c
  2. #b93244
  3. #a42c3d
  4. #902735
  5. #7b212e
  6. #671c26
  7. #52161e
  8. #3e1117
  9. #290b0f
  10. #150608
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd374c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd374c
  2. #d24b5e
  3. #d75f70
  4. #dc7382
  5. #e18794
  6. #e69ba6
  7. #ebafb7
  8. #f0c3c9
  9. #f5d7db
  10. #faebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd374c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd374c
  2. #c53e51
  3. #be4656
  4. #b64d5c
  5. #ae5461
  6. #a75c66
  7. #9f636b
  8. #976a70
  9. #8f7176
  10. #88797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5e64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615c4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877c48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10040 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98504c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7674a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d92045 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd374c {
  color: #cd374c;
}
Background
.bg-cd374c {
  background-color: #cd374c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd374c {
  border: 2px solid #cd374c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd374c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 55 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd374c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd374c, #cd6d37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd374c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 55 76 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 1.95 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.18 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.30 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.79 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.51 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.53 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.79 #32c8b3 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd374c  rgb(205, 55, 76)  hsl(352, 60%, 51%)  Brick Red
#37cdb8  rgb(55, 205, 184)  hsl(172, 60%, 51%)  Turquoise
#4ccd37  rgb(76, 205, 55)  hsl(112, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green
#374ccd  rgb(55, 76, 205)  hsl(232, 60%, 51%)  Iris