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#D8204E

#d8204e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d8204e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 12.55% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.19% magenta, 63.89% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 74.19% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.1618

Complementary

  1. #d8204e
  2. #20d8aa

Split complementary

  1. #d8204e
  2. #20d84e
  3. #20aad8

Analogous

  1. #d820aa
  2. #d8204e
  3. #d84e20

Triadic

  1. #d8204e
  2. #4ed820
  3. #204ed8

Tetradic

  1. #d8204e
  2. #d8aa20
  3. #20d8aa
  4. #204ed8

Square

  1. #d8204e
  2. #aad820
  3. #20d8aa
  4. #4e20d8

Monochromatic

  1. #530c1e
  2. #951636
  3. #d8204e
  4. #e75d80
  5. #f1a0b4

Shades

#d8204e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8204e
  2. #c21d46
  3. #ad1a3e
  4. #971637
  5. #82132f
  6. #6c1027
  7. #560d1f
  8. #410a17
  9. #2b0610
  10. #160308
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8204e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8204e
  2. #dc3660
  3. #e04d71
  4. #e46383
  5. #e87995
  6. #ec90a7
  7. #efa6b8
  8. #f3bcca
  9. #f7d2dc
  10. #fbe9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8204e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8204e
  2. #cf2a53
  3. #c63358
  4. #be3d5d
  5. #b54662
  6. #ac5067
  7. #a35a6c
  8. #9a6371
  9. #926d76
  10. #89767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a45a64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887d49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed0036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d484e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae654b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e50041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8204e {
  color: #d8204e;
}
Background
.bg-d8204e {
  background-color: #d8204e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d8204e {
  border: 2px solid #d8204e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8204e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 32 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8204e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8204e, #d84e20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8204e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 32 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.70 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.78 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.99 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.67 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.74 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.90 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.74 #27dfb1 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#d8204e  rgb(216, 32, 78)  hsl(345, 74%, 49%)  Brick Red
#20d8aa  rgb(32, 216, 170)  hsl(165, 74%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#4ed820  rgb(78, 216, 32)  hsl(105, 74%, 49%)  Lime Green
#204ed8  rgb(32, 78, 216)  hsl(225, 74%, 49%)  Sapphire