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#CB4E4E

#cb4e4e ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cb4e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.58% magenta, 61.58% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 54.59% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.187

Complementary

  1. #cb4e4e
  2. #4ecbcb

Split complementary

  1. #cb4e4e
  2. #4ecb8d
  3. #4e8dcb

Analogous

  1. #cb4e8d
  2. #cb4e4e
  3. #cb8d4e

Triadic

  1. #cb4e4e
  2. #4ecb4e
  3. #4e4ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb4e4e
  2. #cbcb4e
  3. #4ecbcb
  4. #4e4ecb

Square

  1. #cb4e4e
  2. #8dcb4e
  3. #4ecbcb
  4. #8d4ecb

Monochromatic

  1. #631d1d
  2. #9e2e2e
  3. #cb4e4e
  4. #dc8989
  5. #eec4c4

Shades

#cb4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb4e4e
  2. #b74646
  3. #a23e3e
  4. #8e3737
  5. #7a2f2f
  6. #662727
  7. #511f1f
  8. #3d1717
  9. #291010
  10. #140808
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb4e4e
  2. #d06060
  3. #d57171
  4. #db8383
  5. #e09595
  6. #e5a7a7
  7. #eab8b8
  8. #efcaca
  9. #f5dcdc
  10. #faeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb4e4e
  2. #c45353
  3. #bc5858
  4. #b55d5d
  5. #ad6262
  6. #a66767
  7. #9e6c6c
  8. #977171
  9. #8f7676
  10. #887b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a06969 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e674d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d824b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de354f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c5e4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa714c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7404f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb4e4e {
  color: #cb4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-cb4e4e {
  background-color: #cb4e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #cb4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb4e4e, #cb8d4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 3.65 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.95 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.99 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.38 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.63 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.42 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.42 #34b1b1 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#cb4e4e  rgb(203, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 55%, 55%)  Indian Red
#4ecbcb  rgb(78, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 55%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#4ecb4e  rgb(78, 203, 78)  hsl(120, 55%, 55%)  Lime Green
#4e4ecb  rgb(78, 78, 203)  hsl(240, 55%, 55%)  Iris