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#CE304C

#ce304c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce304c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 18.82% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.7% magenta, 63.11% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 349.37°, with 62.2% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.1576

Complementary

  1. #ce304c
  2. #30ceb2

Split complementary

  1. #ce304c
  2. #30ce63
  3. #309bce

Analogous

  1. #ce309b
  2. #ce304c
  3. #ce6330

Triadic

  1. #ce304c
  2. #4cce30
  3. #304cce

Tetradic

  1. #ce304c
  2. #ceb230
  3. #30ceb2
  4. #304cce

Square

  1. #ce304c
  2. #9bce30
  3. #30ceb2
  4. #6330ce

Monochromatic

  1. #52131e
  2. #902235
  3. #ce304c
  4. #dd6d81
  5. #ecabb7

Shades

#ce304c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce304c
  2. #b92b44
  3. #a5263d
  4. #902235
  5. #7c1d2e
  6. #671826
  7. #52131e
  8. #3e0e17
  9. #290a0f
  10. #150508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce304c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce304c
  2. #d3455e
  3. #d85970
  4. #dd6e82
  5. #e28394
  6. #e798a6
  7. #ebacb7
  8. #f0c1c9
  9. #f5d6db
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce304c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce304c
  2. #c63851
  3. #be4056
  4. #b7485c
  5. #af5061
  6. #a75866
  7. #9f606b
  8. #976870
  9. #907076
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5c63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5a4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857a48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984c4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76549 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da1143 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce304c {
  color: #ce304c;
}
Background
.bg-ce304c {
  background-color: #ce304c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce304c {
  border: 2px solid #ce304c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce304c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 48 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce304c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce304c, #ce6330);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce304c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 48 76 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.50 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.38 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.49 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.54 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.72 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.07 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.24 #31cfb3 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ce304c  rgb(206, 48, 76)  hsl(349, 62%, 50%)  Brick Red
#30ceb2  rgb(48, 206, 178)  hsl(169, 62%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4cce30  rgb(76, 206, 48)  hsl(109, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green
#304cce  rgb(48, 76, 206)  hsl(229, 62%, 50%)  Iris