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#CD3A5A

#cd3a5a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd3a5a 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 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.71% magenta, 56.1% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 346.94°, 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.1674

Complementary

  1. #cd3a5a
  2. #3acdad

Split complementary

  1. #cd3a5a
  2. #3acd64
  3. #3aa3cd

Analogous

  1. #cd3aa3
  2. #cd3a5a
  3. #cd643a

Triadic

  1. #cd3a5a
  2. #5acd3a
  3. #3a5acd

Tetradic

  1. #cd3a5a
  2. #cdad3a
  3. #3acdad
  4. #3a5acd

Square

  1. #cd3a5a
  2. #a3cd3a
  3. #3acdad
  4. #643acd

Monochromatic

  1. #581625
  2. #95263e
  3. #cd3a5a
  4. #dc778d
  5. #ecb4c0

Shades

#cd3a5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd3a5a
  2. #b93451
  3. #a42e48
  4. #90293f
  5. #7b2336
  6. #671d2d
  7. #521724
  8. #3e111b
  9. #290c12
  10. #150609
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd3a5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd3a5a
  2. #d24e6b
  3. #d7617b
  4. #dc758c
  5. #e1899c
  6. #e69dad
  7. #ebb0bd
  8. #f0c4ce
  9. #f5d8de
  10. #faebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd3a5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd3a5a
  2. #c5415e
  3. #be4862
  4. #b64f65
  5. #ae5669
  6. #a75d6d
  7. #9f6471
  8. #976b75
  9. #8f7278
  10. #88797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6069 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605f5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867d56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e01347 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98525a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76858 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9284f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd3a5a {
  color: #cd3a5a;
}
Background
.bg-cd3a5a {
  background-color: #cd3a5a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd3a5a {
  border: 2px solid #cd3a5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd3a5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 58 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd3a5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd3a5a, #cd643a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd3a5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 58 90 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.80 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.52 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.17 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.24 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.39 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.61 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.04 #32c5a5 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd3a5a  rgb(205, 58, 90)  hsl(347, 60%, 52%)  Brick Red
#3acdad  rgb(58, 205, 173)  hsl(167, 60%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#5acd3a  rgb(90, 205, 58)  hsl(107, 60%, 52%)  Lime Green
#3a5acd  rgb(58, 90, 205)  hsl(227, 60%, 52%)  Sapphire