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#CF2B49

#cf2b49 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf2b49 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 16.86% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.23% magenta, 64.73% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 349.02°, with 65.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.1547

Complementary

  1. #cf2b49
  2. #2bcfb1

Split complementary

  1. #cf2b49
  2. #2bcf5f
  3. #2b9bcf

Analogous

  1. #cf2b9b
  2. #cf2b49
  3. #cf5f2b

Triadic

  1. #cf2b49
  2. #49cf2b
  3. #2b49cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf2b49
  2. #cfb12b
  3. #2bcfb1
  4. #2b49cf

Square

  1. #cf2b49
  2. #9bcf2b
  3. #2bcfb1
  4. #5f2bcf

Monochromatic

  1. #50111c
  2. #901e33
  3. #cf2b49
  4. #df677d
  5. #eda6b3

Shades

#cf2b49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf2b49
  2. #ba2742
  3. #a6223a
  4. #911e33
  5. #7c1a2c
  6. #681625
  7. #53111d
  8. #3e0d16
  9. #29090f
  10. #150407
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf2b49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf2b49
  2. #d4405b
  3. #d9556d
  4. #dd6b80
  5. #e28092
  6. #e795a4
  7. #ecaab6
  8. #f1bfc8
  9. #f5d5db
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf2b49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf2b49
  2. #c7344f
  3. #bf3c54
  4. #b7455a
  5. #af4d5f
  6. #a85665
  7. #a05e6a
  8. #986770
  9. #906f75
  10. #88787b
  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 #9e5a61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5849 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857a44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e30038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984a49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86446 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf2b49 {
  color: #cf2b49;
}
Background
.bg-cf2b49 {
  background-color: #cf2b49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf2b49 {
  border: 2px solid #cf2b49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf2b49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 43 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf2b49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf2b49, #cf5f2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf2b49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 43 73 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.14 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.83 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.98 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.62 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.02 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.58 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.59 #30d4b6 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cf2b49  rgb(207, 43, 73)  hsl(349, 66%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2bcfb1  rgb(43, 207, 177)  hsl(169, 66%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#49cf2b  rgb(73, 207, 43)  hsl(109, 66%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2b49cf  rgb(43, 73, 207)  hsl(229, 66%, 49%)  Persian Blue