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#CF264A

#cf264a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf264a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 14.9% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.64% magenta, 64.25% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 347.22°, with 68.98% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.1515

Complementary

  1. #cf264a
  2. #26cfab

Split complementary

  1. #cf264a
  2. #26cf57
  3. #269ecf

Analogous

  1. #cf269e
  2. #cf264a
  3. #cf5726

Triadic

  1. #cf264a
  2. #4acf26
  3. #264acf

Tetradic

  1. #cf264a
  2. #cfab26
  3. #26cfab
  4. #264acf

Square

  1. #cf264a
  2. #9ecf26
  3. #26cfab
  4. #5726cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0e1c
  2. #8e1a33
  3. #cf264a
  4. #e2607b
  5. #eea0b1

Shades

#cf264a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf264a
  2. #ba2243
  3. #a61e3b
  4. #911b34
  5. #7c172c
  6. #681325
  7. #530f1e
  8. #3e0b16
  9. #29080f
  10. #150407
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf264a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf264a
  2. #d43c5c
  3. #d9516e
  4. #dd6780
  5. #e27d92
  6. #e793a5
  7. #eca8b7
  8. #f1bec9
  9. #f5d4db
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf264a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf264a
  2. #c72f4f
  3. #bf3855
  4. #b7415a
  5. #af4a60
  6. #a85365
  7. #a05c6a
  8. #986570
  9. #906e75
  10. #88777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5861 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a564a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847945 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e30036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97474a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76247 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db003f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf264a {
  color: #cf264a;
}
Background
.bg-cf264a {
  background-color: #cf264a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf264a {
  border: 2px solid #cf264a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf264a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 38 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf264a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf264a, #cf5726);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf264a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 38 74 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.55 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.15 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.47 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.02 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.48 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.96 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.26 #30d9b5 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cf264a  rgb(207, 38, 74)  hsl(347, 69%, 48%)  Brick Red
#26cfab  rgb(38, 207, 171)  hsl(167, 69%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#4acf26  rgb(74, 207, 38)  hsl(107, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green
#264acf  rgb(38, 74, 207)  hsl(227, 69%, 48%)  Sapphire