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#CF7474

#cf7474 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cf7474 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 45.49% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.96% magenta, 43.96% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 48.66% saturation and 63.33% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2702

Complementary

  1. #cf7474
  2. #74cfcf

Split complementary

  1. #cf7474
  2. #74cfa1
  3. #74a1cf

Analogous

  1. #cf74a1
  2. #cf7474
  3. #cfa174

Triadic

  1. #cf7474
  2. #74cf74
  3. #7474cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf7474
  2. #cfcf74
  3. #74cfcf
  4. #7474cf

Square

  1. #cf7474
  2. #a1cf74
  3. #74cfcf
  4. #a174cf

Monochromatic

  1. #7e2c2c
  2. #b73f3f
  3. #cf7474
  4. #e3adad
  5. #f6e6e6

Shades

#cf7474 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf7474
  2. #ba6868
  3. #a65d5d
  4. #915151
  5. #7c4646
  6. #683a3a
  7. #532e2e
  8. #3e2323
  9. #291717
  10. #150c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf7474 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf7474
  2. #d48282
  3. #d99090
  4. #dd9e9e
  5. #e2acac
  6. #e7baba
  7. #ecc7c7
  8. #f1d5d5
  9. #f5e3e3
  10. #faf1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf7474 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf7474
  2. #c77575
  3. #bf7676
  4. #b77878
  5. #af7979
  6. #a87a7a
  7. #a07b7b
  8. #987c7c
  9. #907e7e
  10. #887f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac8484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878373 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9572 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df6875 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a97d74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b38973 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d96d74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf7474 {
  color: #cf7474;
}
Background
.bg-cf7474 {
  background-color: #cf7474;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf7474 {
  border: 2px solid #cf7474;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf7474;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 116 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 49% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf7474 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf7474, #cfa174);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf7474 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 116 116 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 5.20 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.47 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 6.69 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 6.95 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.55 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.74 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.56 #308b8b Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Old Rose
#cf7474  rgb(207, 116, 116)  hsl(0, 49%, 63%)  Old Rose
#74cfcf  rgb(116, 207, 207)  hsl(180, 49%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise
#74cf74  rgb(116, 207, 116)  hsl(120, 49%, 63%)  Mantis
#7474cf  rgb(116, 116, 207)  hsl(240, 49%, 63%)  Medium Slate Blue