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#CF2A4E

#cf2a4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf2a4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 16.47% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.71% magenta, 62.32% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 346.91°, with 66.27% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1547

Complementary

  1. #cf2a4e
  2. #2acfab

Split complementary

  1. #cf2a4e
  2. #2acf58
  3. #2aa0cf

Analogous

  1. #cf2aa0
  2. #cf2a4e
  3. #cf582a

Triadic

  1. #cf2a4e
  2. #4ecf2a
  3. #2a4ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf2a4e
  2. #cfab2a
  3. #2acfab
  4. #2a4ecf

Square

  1. #cf2a4e
  2. #a0cf2a
  3. #2acfab
  4. #582acf

Monochromatic

  1. #50101e
  2. #8f1d36
  3. #cf2a4e
  4. #e06680
  5. #eda5b5

Shades

#cf2a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf2a4e
  2. #ba2646
  3. #a6223e
  4. #911d37
  5. #7c192f
  6. #681527
  7. #53111f
  8. #3e0d17
  9. #290810
  10. #150408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf2a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf2a4e
  2. #d43f60
  3. #d95571
  4. #dd6a83
  5. #e27f95
  6. #e795a7
  7. #ecaab8
  8. #f1bfca
  9. #f5d4dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf2a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf2a4e
  2. #c73353
  3. #bf3b58
  4. #b7445d
  5. #af4c62
  6. #a85567
  7. #a05e6c
  8. #986671
  9. #906f76
  10. #88777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5a62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847a49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7634b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf2a4e {
  color: #cf2a4e;
}
Background
.bg-cf2a4e {
  background-color: #cf2a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf2a4e {
  border: 2px solid #cf2a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf2a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 42 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf2a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf2a4e, #cf582a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf2a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 42 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.16 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.79 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.91 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.00 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.20 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.21 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.42 #30d5b1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cf2a4e  rgb(207, 42, 78)  hsl(347, 66%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2acfab  rgb(42, 207, 171)  hsl(167, 66%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#4ecf2a  rgb(78, 207, 42)  hsl(107, 66%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2a4ecf  rgb(42, 78, 207)  hsl(227, 66%, 49%)  Sapphire