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#CD2E4E

#cd2e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.56% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 347.92°, with 63.35% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.1548

Complementary

  1. #cd2e4e
  2. #2ecdad

Split complementary

  1. #cd2e4e
  2. #2ecd5d
  3. #2e9ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd2e9e
  2. #cd2e4e
  3. #cd5d2e

Triadic

  1. #cd2e4e
  2. #4ecd2e
  3. #2e4ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2e4e
  2. #cdad2e
  3. #2ecdad
  4. #2e4ecd

Square

  1. #cd2e4e
  2. #9ecd2e
  3. #2ecdad
  4. #5d2ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #50121e
  2. #8f2036
  3. #cd2e4e
  4. #de6a81
  5. #eca8b6

Shades

#cd2e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2e4e
  2. #b92946
  3. #a4253e
  4. #902037
  5. #7b1c2f
  6. #671727
  7. #52121f
  8. #3e0e17
  9. #290910
  10. #150508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2e4e
  2. #d24360
  3. #d75871
  4. #dc6d83
  5. #e18295
  6. #e697a7
  7. #ebabb8
  8. #f0c0ca
  9. #f5d5dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2e4e
  2. #c53653
  3. #be3e58
  4. #b6475d
  5. #ae4f62
  6. #a75767
  7. #9f5f6c
  8. #976771
  9. #8f7076
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5b62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c594e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847a4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974b4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6644b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90e44 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2e4e {
  color: #cd2e4e;
}
Background
.bg-cd2e4e {
  background-color: #cd2e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2e4e {
  border: 2px solid #cd2e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2e4e, #cd5d2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.82 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.86 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.98 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.15 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.17 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.55 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.61 #32d1b1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd2e4e  rgb(205, 46, 78)  hsl(348, 63%, 49%)  Brick Red
#2ecdad  rgb(46, 205, 173)  hsl(168, 63%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4ecd2e  rgb(78, 205, 46)  hsl(108, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2e4ecd  rgb(46, 78, 205)  hsl(228, 63%, 49%)  Sapphire