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#CD3A56

#cd3a56 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd3a56 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 22.75% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.71% magenta, 58.05% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 348.57°, with 59.51% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 1.76.

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Relative luminance0.1668

Complementary

  1. #cd3a56
  2. #3acdb1

Split complementary

  1. #cd3a56
  2. #3acd68
  3. #3aa0cd

Analogous

  1. #cd3aa0
  2. #cd3a56
  3. #cd683a

Triadic

  1. #cd3a56
  2. #56cd3a
  3. #3a56cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd3a56
  2. #cdb13a
  3. #3acdb1
  4. #3a56cd

Square

  1. #cd3a56
  2. #a0cd3a
  3. #3acdb1
  4. #683acd

Monochromatic

  1. #581623
  2. #95263b
  3. #cd3a56
  4. #dc778a
  5. #ecb4bf

Shades

#cd3a56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd3a56
  2. #b9344d
  3. #a42e45
  4. #90293c
  5. #7b2334
  6. #671d2b
  7. #521722
  8. #3e111a
  9. #290c11
  10. #150609
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd3a56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd3a56
  2. #d24e67
  3. #d76178
  4. #dc7589
  5. #e1899a
  6. #e69dab
  7. #ebb0bb
  8. #f0c4cc
  9. #f5d8dd
  10. #faebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd3a56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd3a56
  2. #c5415a
  3. #be485e
  4. #b64f63
  5. #ae5667
  6. #a75d6b
  7. #9f646f
  8. #976b73
  9. #8f7278
  10. #88797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e6068 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615e56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867d52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e01046 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #985256 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76854 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9274d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd3a56 {
  color: #cd3a56;
}
Background
.bg-cd3a56 {
  background-color: #cd3a56;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd3a56 {
  border: 2px solid #cd3a56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd3a56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 58 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd3a56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd3a56, #cd683a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd3a56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 58 86 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 1.76 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.28 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.72 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.72 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.01 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.45 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.57 #32c5a9 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd3a56  rgb(205, 58, 86)  hsl(349, 60%, 52%)  Brick Red
#3acdb1  rgb(58, 205, 177)  hsl(169, 60%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#56cd3a  rgb(86, 205, 58)  hsl(109, 60%, 52%)  Lime Green
#3a56cd  rgb(58, 86, 205)  hsl(229, 60%, 52%)  Sapphire