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#CC2E4E

#cc2e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc2e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.45% magenta, 61.76% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 347.85°, with 63.2% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.1534

Complementary

  1. #cc2e4e
  2. #2eccac

Split complementary

  1. #cc2e4e
  2. #2ecc5d
  3. #2e9dcc

Analogous

  1. #cc2e9d
  2. #cc2e4e
  3. #cc5d2e

Triadic

  1. #cc2e4e
  2. #4ecc2e
  3. #2e4ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2e4e
  2. #ccac2e
  3. #2eccac
  4. #2e4ecc

Square

  1. #cc2e4e
  2. #9dcc2e
  3. #2eccac
  4. #5d2ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f121e
  2. #8e2036
  3. #cc2e4e
  4. #dd6981
  5. #eba8b5

Shades

#cc2e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2e4e
  2. #b82946
  3. #a3253e
  4. #8f2037
  5. #7a1c2f
  6. #661727
  7. #52121f
  8. #3d0e17
  9. #290910
  10. #140508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2e4e
  2. #d14360
  3. #d65871
  4. #db6d83
  5. #e08295
  6. #e697a7
  7. #ebabb8
  8. #f0c0ca
  9. #f5d5dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2e4e
  2. #c43653
  3. #bd3e58
  4. #b5475d
  5. #ae4f62
  6. #a65767
  7. #9e5f6c
  8. #976771
  9. #8f7076
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 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 #e0003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964b4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5634b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80e44 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2e4e {
  color: #cc2e4e;
}
Background
.bg-cc2e4e {
  background-color: #cc2e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc2e4e {
  border: 2px solid #cc2e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2e4e, #cc5d2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.92 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.82 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.20 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.21 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.33 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.57 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.69 #33d1b1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc2e4e  rgb(204, 46, 78)  hsl(348, 63%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2eccac  rgb(46, 204, 172)  hsl(168, 63%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4ecc2e  rgb(78, 204, 46)  hsl(108, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2e4ecc  rgb(46, 78, 204)  hsl(228, 63%, 49%)  Sapphire