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#D12E4E

#d12e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d12e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.96% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.99% magenta, 62.68% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 348.22°, with 63.92% saturation and 50% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1606

Complementary

  1. #d12e4e
  2. #2ed1b1

Split complementary

  1. #d12e4e
  2. #2ed15f
  3. #2ea0d1

Analogous

  1. #d12ea0
  2. #d12e4e
  3. #d15f2e

Triadic

  1. #d12e4e
  2. #4ed12e
  3. #2e4ed1

Tetradic

  1. #d12e4e
  2. #d1b12e
  3. #2ed1b1
  4. #2e4ed1

Square

  1. #d12e4e
  2. #a0d12e
  3. #2ed1b1
  4. #5f2ed1

Monochromatic

  1. #54121f
  2. #922037
  3. #d12e4e
  4. #df6d83
  5. #edabb8

Shades

#d12e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d12e4e
  2. #bc2946
  3. #a7253e
  4. #922037
  5. #7d1c2f
  6. #691727
  7. #54121f
  8. #3f0e17
  9. #2a0910
  10. #150508
  11. #000000

Tints

#d12e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d12e4e
  2. #d64360
  3. #da5871
  4. #df6d83
  5. #e38295
  6. #e897a7
  7. #edabb8
  8. #f1c0ca
  9. #f6d5dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d12e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d12e4e
  2. #c93653
  3. #c13e58
  4. #b9475d
  5. #b14f62
  6. #a95767
  7. #a05f6c
  8. #986771
  9. #907076
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05c64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5a4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877c49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a4c4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9654b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd0a44 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d12e4e {
  color: #d12e4e;
}
Background
.bg-d12e4e {
  background-color: #d12e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d12e4e {
  border: 2px solid #d12e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d12e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 209 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 64% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d12e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d12e4e, #d15f2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d12e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(209 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.53 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.09 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.63 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.99 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.15 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.38 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.53 #2ed1b1 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#d12e4e  rgb(209, 46, 78)  hsl(348, 64%, 50%)  Brick Red
#2ed1b1  rgb(46, 209, 177)  hsl(168, 64%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4ed12e  rgb(78, 209, 46)  hsl(108, 64%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2e4ed1  rgb(46, 78, 209)  hsl(228, 64%, 50%)  Sapphire