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#CD4656

#cd4656 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd4656 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 27.45% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.85% magenta, 58.05% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 352.89°, with 57.45% saturation and 53.92% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 1.23.

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Relative luminance0.1803

Complementary

  1. #cd4656
  2. #46cdbd

Split complementary

  1. #cd4656
  2. #46cd79
  3. #4699cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4699
  2. #cd4656
  3. #cd7946

Triadic

  1. #cd4656
  2. #56cd46
  3. #4656cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd4656
  2. #cdbd46
  3. #46cdbd
  4. #4656cd

Square

  1. #cd4656
  2. #99cd46
  3. #46cdbd
  4. #7946cd

Monochromatic

  1. #601a22
  2. #9c2a38
  3. #cd4656
  4. #dd828d
  5. #eebec4

Shades

#cd4656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd4656
  2. #b93f4d
  3. #a43845
  4. #90313c
  5. #7b2a34
  6. #67232b
  7. #521c22
  8. #3e151a
  9. #290e11
  10. #150709
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd4656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd4656
  2. #d25967
  3. #d76b78
  4. #dc7e89
  5. #e1909a
  6. #e6a3ab
  7. #ebb5bb
  8. #f0c8cc
  9. #f5dadd
  10. #faedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd4656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd4656
  2. #c54c5a
  3. #be525e
  4. #b65763
  5. #ae5d67
  6. #a7636b
  7. #9f696f
  8. #976f73
  9. #8f7478
  10. #887a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0666a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686456 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8053 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e02a4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b5956 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96e54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d93751 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd4656 {
  color: #cd4656;
}
Background
.bg-cd4656 {
  background-color: #cd4656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd4656 {
  border: 2px solid #cd4656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd4656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 70 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd4656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd4656, #cd7946);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd4656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 70 86 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 1.23 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.31 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.41 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.76 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.27 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.75 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.22 #32b9a9 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd4656  rgb(205, 70, 86)  hsl(353, 57%, 54%)  Brick Red
#46cdbd  rgb(70, 205, 189)  hsl(173, 57%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#56cd46  rgb(86, 205, 70)  hsl(113, 57%, 54%)  Lime Green
#4656cd  rgb(70, 86, 205)  hsl(233, 57%, 54%)  Iris