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#CF3F4E

#cf3f4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf3f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 24.71% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.57% magenta, 62.32% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 353.75°, with 60% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1737

Complementary

  1. #cf3f4e
  2. #3fcfc0

Split complementary

  1. #cf3f4e
  2. #3fcf78
  3. #3f96cf

Analogous

  1. #cf3f96
  2. #cf3f4e
  3. #cf783f

Triadic

  1. #cf3f4e
  2. #4ecf3f
  3. #3f4ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf3f4e
  2. #cfc03f
  3. #3fcfc0
  4. #3f4ecf

Square

  1. #cf3f4e
  2. #96cf3f
  3. #3fcfc0
  4. #783fcf

Monochromatic

  1. #5e171f
  2. #9b2733
  3. #cf3f4e
  4. #de7c86
  5. #eeb9bf

Shades

#cf3f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf3f4e
  2. #ba3946
  3. #a6323e
  4. #912c37
  5. #7c262f
  6. #682027
  7. #53191f
  8. #3e1317
  9. #290d10
  10. #150608
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf3f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf3f4e
  2. #d45260
  3. #d96571
  4. #dd7983
  5. #e28c95
  6. #e79fa7
  7. #ecb2b8
  8. #f1c5ca
  9. #f5d9dc
  10. #faeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf3f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf3f4e
  2. #c74653
  3. #bf4c58
  4. #b7535d
  5. #af5962
  6. #a86067
  7. #a0666c
  8. #986d71
  9. #907376
  10. #887a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a06367 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66604e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7f4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e31746 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b554e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa6b4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db2c49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf3f4e {
  color: #cf3f4e;
}
Background
.bg-cf3f4e {
  background-color: #cf3f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf3f4e {
  border: 2px solid #cf3f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf3f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 63 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 60% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf3f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf3f4e, #cf783f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf3f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 63 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 1.98 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.89 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.50 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.06 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.06 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.47 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.86 #30c0b1 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cf3f4e  rgb(207, 63, 78)  hsl(354, 60%, 53%)  Brick Red
#3fcfc0  rgb(63, 207, 192)  hsl(174, 60%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#4ecf3f  rgb(78, 207, 63)  hsl(114, 60%, 53%)  Lime Green
#3f4ecf  rgb(63, 78, 207)  hsl(234, 60%, 53%)  Iris