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#CD3F4E

#cd3f4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd3f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 24.71% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.27% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 353.66°, with 58.68% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 1.74.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1708

Complementary

  1. #cd3f4e
  2. #3fcdbe

Split complementary

  1. #cd3f4e
  2. #3fcd77
  3. #3f95cd

Analogous

  1. #cd3f95
  2. #cd3f4e
  3. #cd773f

Triadic

  1. #cd3f4e
  2. #4ecd3f
  3. #3f4ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd3f4e
  2. #cdbe3f
  3. #3fcdbe
  4. #3f4ecd

Square

  1. #cd3f4e
  2. #95cd3f
  3. #3fcdbe
  4. #773fcd

Monochromatic

  1. #5b181f
  2. #982833
  3. #cd3f4e
  4. #dd7c86
  5. #edb8be

Shades

#cd3f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd3f4e
  2. #b93946
  3. #a4323e
  4. #902c37
  5. #7b262f
  6. #672027
  7. #52191f
  8. #3e1317
  9. #290d10
  10. #150608
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd3f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd3f4e
  2. #d25260
  3. #d76571
  4. #dc7983
  5. #e18c95
  6. #e69fa7
  7. #ebb2b8
  8. #f0c5ca
  9. #f5d9dc
  10. #faeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd3f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd3f4e
  2. #c54653
  3. #be4c58
  4. #b6535d
  5. #ae5962
  6. #a76067
  7. #9f666c
  8. #976d71
  9. #8f7376
  10. #887a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6266 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65604e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897e4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e01946 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a554e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86a4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d92c49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd3f4e {
  color: #cd3f4e;
}
Background
.bg-cd3f4e {
  background-color: #cd3f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd3f4e {
  border: 2px solid #cd3f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd3f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 63 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 59% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd3f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd3f4e, #cd773f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd3f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 63 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 1.74 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.19 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.61 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.81 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.26 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.52 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.85 #32c0b1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd3f4e  rgb(205, 63, 78)  hsl(354, 59%, 53%)  Brick Red
#3fcdbe  rgb(63, 205, 190)  hsl(174, 59%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#4ecd3f  rgb(78, 205, 63)  hsl(114, 59%, 53%)  Lime Green
#3f4ecd  rgb(63, 78, 205)  hsl(234, 59%, 53%)  Iris