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#CF244E

#cf244e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf244e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 14.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.61% magenta, 62.32% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 345.26°, with 70.37% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.89.

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Relative luminance0.1508

Complementary

  1. #cf244e
  2. #24cfa5

Split complementary

  1. #cf244e
  2. #24cf4f
  3. #24a4cf

Analogous

  1. #cf24a4
  2. #cf244e
  3. #cf4f24

Triadic

  1. #cf244e
  2. #4ecf24
  3. #244ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf244e
  2. #cfa524
  3. #24cfa5
  4. #244ecf

Square

  1. #cf244e
  2. #a4cf24
  3. #24cfa5
  4. #4f24cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0d1d
  2. #8e1935
  3. #cf244e
  4. #e35d7e
  5. #ee9eb2

Shades

#cf244e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf244e
  2. #ba2046
  3. #a61d3e
  4. #911937
  5. #7c162f
  6. #681227
  7. #530e1f
  8. #3e0b17
  9. #290710
  10. #150408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf244e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf244e
  2. #d43a60
  3. #d95071
  4. #dd6683
  5. #e27c95
  6. #e792a7
  7. #eca7b8
  8. #f1bdca
  9. #f5d3dc
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf244e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf244e
  2. #c72d53
  3. #bf3658
  4. #b7405d
  5. #af4962
  6. #a85267
  7. #a05b6c
  8. #986471
  9. #906e76
  10. #88777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5862 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58564e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837949 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e30037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7624b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf244e {
  color: #cf244e;
}
Background
.bg-cf244e {
  background-color: #cf244e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf244e {
  border: 2px solid #cf244e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf244e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 36 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 70% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf244e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf244e, #cf4f24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf244e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 36 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.89 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.56 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.88 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.13 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.46 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.47 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.68 #30dbb1 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cf244e  rgb(207, 36, 78)  hsl(345, 70%, 48%)  Brick Red
#24cfa5  rgb(36, 207, 165)  hsl(165, 70%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#4ecf24  rgb(78, 207, 36)  hsl(105, 70%, 48%)  Lime Green
#244ecf  rgb(36, 78, 207)  hsl(225, 70%, 48%)  Sapphire