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#CE2E4D

#ce2e4d ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce2e4d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 18.04% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.67% magenta, 62.62% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 348.38°, with 63.49% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #ce2e4d
  2. #2eceaf

Split complementary

  1. #ce2e4d
  2. #2ece5f
  3. #2e9dce

Analogous

  1. #ce2e9d
  2. #ce2e4d
  3. #ce5f2e

Triadic

  1. #ce2e4d
  2. #4dce2e
  3. #2e4dce

Tetradic

  1. #ce2e4d
  2. #ceaf2e
  3. #2eceaf
  4. #2e4dce

Square

  1. #ce2e4d
  2. #9dce2e
  3. #2eceaf
  4. #5f2ece

Monochromatic

  1. #51121e
  2. #8f2036
  3. #ce2e4d
  4. #de6b81
  5. #eca9b6

Shades

#ce2e4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce2e4d
  2. #b92945
  3. #a5253e
  4. #902036
  5. #7c1c2e
  6. #671727
  7. #52121f
  8. #3e0e17
  9. #29090f
  10. #150508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce2e4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce2e4d
  2. #d3435f
  3. #d85871
  4. #dd6d82
  5. #e28294
  6. #e797a6
  7. #ebabb8
  8. #f0c0ca
  9. #f5d5db
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce2e4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce2e4d
  2. #c63652
  3. #be3e57
  4. #b7475c
  5. #af4f61
  6. #a75767
  7. #9f5f6c
  8. #976771
  9. #907076
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5b62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c594d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857a49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974b4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7644a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0c43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce2e4d {
  color: #ce2e4d;
}
Background
.bg-ce2e4d {
  background-color: #ce2e4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce2e4d {
  border: 2px solid #ce2e4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce2e4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 46 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce2e4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce2e4d, #ce5f2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce2e4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 46 77 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.71 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.69 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.71 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.77 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.32 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.77 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.78 #31d1b2 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ce2e4d  rgb(206, 46, 77)  hsl(348, 63%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2eceaf  rgb(46, 206, 175)  hsl(168, 63%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4dce2e  rgb(77, 206, 46)  hsl(108, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2e4dce  rgb(46, 77, 206)  hsl(228, 63%, 49%)  Sapphire