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#CD2B4E

#cd2b4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2b4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 16.86% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.02% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 347.04°, with 65.32% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.1526

Complementary

  1. #cd2b4e
  2. #2bcdaa

Split complementary

  1. #cd2b4e
  2. #2bcd59
  3. #2b9fcd

Analogous

  1. #cd2b9f
  2. #cd2b4e
  3. #cd592b

Triadic

  1. #cd2b4e
  2. #4ecd2b
  3. #2b4ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2b4e
  2. #cdaa2b
  3. #2bcdaa
  4. #2b4ecd

Square

  1. #cd2b4e
  2. #9fcd2b
  3. #2bcdaa
  4. #592bcd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f101e
  2. #8e1e36
  3. #cd2b4e
  4. #df6680
  5. #eca5b4

Shades

#cd2b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2b4e
  2. #b92746
  3. #a4223e
  4. #901e37
  5. #7b1a2f
  6. #671627
  7. #52111f
  8. #3e0d17
  9. #290910
  10. #150408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2b4e
  2. #d24060
  3. #d75571
  4. #dc6b83
  5. #e18095
  6. #e695a7
  7. #ebaab8
  8. #f0bfca
  9. #f5d5dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2b4e
  2. #c53453
  3. #be3c58
  4. #b6455d
  5. #ae4d62
  6. #a75667
  7. #9f5e6c
  8. #976771
  9. #8f6f76
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5a62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83794a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96494e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6634b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90443 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2b4e {
  color: #cd2b4e;
}
Background
.bg-cd2b4e {
  background-color: #cd2b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2b4e {
  border: 2px solid #cd2b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 43 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2b4e, #cd592b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 43 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.23 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.90 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.97 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.26 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.32 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.42 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.59 #32d4b1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd2b4e  rgb(205, 43, 78)  hsl(347, 65%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2bcdaa  rgb(43, 205, 170)  hsl(167, 65%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4ecd2b  rgb(78, 205, 43)  hsl(107, 65%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2b4ecd  rgb(43, 78, 205)  hsl(227, 65%, 49%)  Sapphire