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#CB2F4E

#cb2f4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb2f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 18.43% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.85% magenta, 61.58% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 348.08°, with 62.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.1528

Complementary

  1. #cb2f4e
  2. #2fcbac

Split complementary

  1. #cb2f4e
  2. #2fcb5e
  3. #2f9ccb

Analogous

  1. #cb2f9c
  2. #cb2f4e
  3. #cb5e2f

Triadic

  1. #cb2f4e
  2. #4ecb2f
  3. #2f4ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb2f4e
  2. #cbac2f
  3. #2fcbac
  4. #2f4ecb

Square

  1. #cb2f4e
  2. #9ccb2f
  3. #2fcbac
  4. #5e2fcb

Monochromatic

  1. #4f121e
  2. #8d2136
  3. #cb2f4e
  4. #dd6a81
  5. #eba8b5

Shades

#cb2f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb2f4e
  2. #b72a46
  3. #a2263e
  4. #8e2137
  5. #7a1c2f
  6. #661827
  7. #51131f
  8. #3d0e17
  9. #290910
  10. #140508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb2f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb2f4e
  2. #d04460
  3. #d55971
  4. #db6d83
  5. #e08295
  6. #e597a7
  7. #eaacb8
  8. #efc1ca
  9. #f5d5dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb2f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb2f4e
  2. #c43753
  3. #bc3f58
  4. #b5475d
  5. #ad4f62
  6. #a65867
  7. #9e606c
  8. #976871
  9. #8f7076
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5a62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83794a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954b4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5634b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d71244 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb2f4e {
  color: #cb2f4e;
}
Background
.bg-cb2f4e {
  background-color: #cb2f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb2f4e {
  border: 2px solid #cb2f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb2f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 47 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb2f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb2f4e, #cb5e2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb2f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 47 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.90 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.77 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.33 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.34 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.40 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.68 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.78 #34d0b1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cb2f4e  rgb(203, 47, 78)  hsl(348, 62%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2fcbac  rgb(47, 203, 172)  hsl(168, 62%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4ecb2f  rgb(78, 203, 47)  hsl(108, 62%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2f4ecb  rgb(47, 78, 203)  hsl(228, 62%, 49%)  Sapphire