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#CF2D48

#cf2d48 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf2d48 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 17.65% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.26% magenta, 65.22% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 350°, with 64.29% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #cf2d48
  2. #2dcfb4

Split complementary

  1. #cf2d48
  2. #2dcf63
  3. #2d99cf

Analogous

  1. #cf2d99
  2. #cf2d48
  3. #cf632d

Triadic

  1. #cf2d48
  2. #48cf2d
  3. #2d48cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf2d48
  2. #cfb42d
  3. #2dcfb4
  4. #2d48cf

Square

  1. #cf2d48
  2. #99cf2d
  3. #2dcfb4
  4. #632dcf

Monochromatic

  1. #51121c
  2. #901f32
  3. #cf2d48
  4. #df6a7d
  5. #eca9b4

Shades

#cf2d48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf2d48
  2. #ba2941
  3. #a6243a
  4. #912032
  5. #7c1b2b
  6. #681724
  7. #53121d
  8. #3e0e16
  9. #29090e
  10. #150507
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf2d48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf2d48
  2. #d4425a
  3. #d9576d
  4. #dd6c7f
  5. #e28191
  6. #e796a4
  7. #ecabb6
  8. #f1c0c8
  9. #f5d5da
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf2d48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf2d48
  2. #c7354e
  3. #bf3e53
  4. #b74659
  5. #af4e5e
  6. #a85764
  7. #a05f6a
  8. #98676f
  9. #906f75
  10. #88787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5b61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5848 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867a43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e30039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984b48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86445 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db053f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf2d48 {
  color: #cf2d48;
}
Background
.bg-cf2d48 {
  background-color: #cf2d48;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf2d48 {
  border: 2px solid #cf2d48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf2d48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 45 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf2d48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf2d48, #cf632d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf2d48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 45 72 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.11 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.46 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.89 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.53 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.44 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.65 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.91 #30d2b7 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cf2d48  rgb(207, 45, 72)  hsl(350, 64%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2dcfb4  rgb(45, 207, 180)  hsl(170, 64%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#48cf2d  rgb(72, 207, 45)  hsl(110, 64%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2d48cf  rgb(45, 72, 207)  hsl(230, 64%, 49%)  Persian Blue