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#CF274C

#cf274c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf274c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 15.29% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.16% magenta, 63.29% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 346.79°, with 68.29% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.1524

Complementary

  1. #cf274c
  2. #27cfaa

Split complementary

  1. #cf274c
  2. #27cf56
  3. #27a0cf

Analogous

  1. #cf27a0
  2. #cf274c
  3. #cf5627

Triadic

  1. #cf274c
  2. #4ccf27
  3. #274ccf

Tetradic

  1. #cf274c
  2. #cfaa27
  3. #27cfaa
  4. #274ccf

Square

  1. #cf274c
  2. #a0cf27
  3. #27cfaa
  4. #5627cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0f1d
  2. #8f1b34
  3. #cf274c
  4. #e1617d
  5. #eda2b2

Shades

#cf274c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf274c
  2. #ba2344
  3. #a61f3d
  4. #911b35
  5. #7c172e
  6. #681426
  7. #53101e
  8. #3e0c17
  9. #29080f
  10. #150408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf274c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf274c
  2. #d43d5e
  3. #d95270
  4. #dd6882
  5. #e27d94
  6. #e793a6
  7. #eca9b7
  8. #f1bec9
  9. #f5d4db
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf274c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf274c
  2. #c73051
  3. #bf3956
  4. #b7425c
  5. #af4b61
  6. #a85466
  7. #a05c6b
  8. #986570
  9. #906e76
  10. #88777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5961 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a574c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847947 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e30038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97484c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76249 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf274c {
  color: #cf274c;
}
Background
.bg-cf274c {
  background-color: #cf274c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf274c {
  border: 2px solid #cf274c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf274c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 39 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf274c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf274c, #cf5627);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf274c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 39 76 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.45 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.58 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.91 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.03 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.07 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.51 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.83 #30d8b3 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cf274c  rgb(207, 39, 76)  hsl(347, 68%, 48%)  Brick Red
#27cfaa  rgb(39, 207, 170)  hsl(167, 68%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#4ccf27  rgb(76, 207, 39)  hsl(107, 68%, 48%)  Lime Green
#274ccf  rgb(39, 76, 207)  hsl(227, 68%, 48%)  Sapphire