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#CF425C

#cf425c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf425c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 25.88% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.12% magenta, 55.56% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 348.94°, with 59.49% saturation and 53.53% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.1793

Complementary

  1. #cf425c
  2. #42cfb5

Split complementary

  1. #cf425c
  2. #42cf6f
  3. #42a2cf

Analogous

  1. #cf42a2
  2. #cf425c
  3. #cf6f42

Triadic

  1. #cf425c
  2. #5ccf42
  3. #425ccf

Tetradic

  1. #cf425c
  2. #cfb542
  3. #42cfb5
  4. #425ccf

Square

  1. #cf425c
  2. #a2cf42
  3. #42cfb5
  4. #6f42cf

Monochromatic

  1. #601825
  2. #9d283d
  3. #cf425c
  4. #de7f91
  5. #eebcc5

Shades

#cf425c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf425c
  2. #ba3b53
  3. #a6354a
  4. #912e40
  5. #7c2837
  6. #68212e
  7. #531a25
  8. #3e141c
  9. #290d12
  10. #150709
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf425c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf425c
  2. #d4556c
  3. #d9687d
  4. #dd7b8d
  5. #e28e9d
  6. #e7a1ae
  7. #ecb3be
  8. #f1c6ce
  9. #f5d9de
  10. #faecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf425c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf425c
  2. #c74860
  3. #bf4e63
  4. #b75567
  5. #af5b6a
  6. #a8616e
  7. #a06772
  8. #986d75
  9. #907479
  10. #887a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1656c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65635c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898058 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2244c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b585c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa6d5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db3253 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf425c {
  color: #cf425c;
}
Background
.bg-cf425c {
  background-color: #cf425c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf425c {
  border: 2px solid #cf425c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf425c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 66 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 59% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf425c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf425c, #cf6f42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf425c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 66 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.19 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.64 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.71 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.95 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.19 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.03 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.13 #30bda3 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cf425c  rgb(207, 66, 92)  hsl(349, 59%, 54%)  Brick Red
#42cfb5  rgb(66, 207, 181)  hsl(169, 59%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#5ccf42  rgb(92, 207, 66)  hsl(109, 59%, 54%)  Lime Green
#425ccf  rgb(66, 92, 207)  hsl(229, 59%, 54%)  Royal Blue