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#CD495C

#cd495c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.39% magenta, 55.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 351.36°, with 56.9% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.1852

Complementary

  1. #cd495c
  2. #49cdba

Split complementary

  1. #cd495c
  2. #49cd78
  3. #499ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd499e
  2. #cd495c
  3. #cd7849

Triadic

  1. #cd495c
  2. #5ccd49
  3. #495ccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd495c
  2. #cdba49
  3. #49cdba
  4. #495ccd

Square

  1. #cd495c
  2. #9ecd49
  3. #49cdba
  4. #7849cd

Monochromatic

  1. #621b25
  2. #9e2b3c
  3. #cd495c
  4. #dd8592
  5. #eec1c7

Shades

#cd495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd495c
  2. #b94253
  3. #a43a4a
  4. #903340
  5. #7b2c37
  6. #67252e
  7. #521d25
  8. #3e161c
  9. #290f12
  10. #150709
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd495c
  2. #d25b6c
  3. #d76d7d
  4. #dc808d
  5. #e1929d
  6. #e6a4ae
  7. #ebb6be
  8. #f0c8ce
  9. #f5dbde
  10. #faedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd495c
  2. #c54f60
  3. #be5463
  4. #b65a67
  5. #ae5f6a
  6. #a7656e
  7. #9f6a72
  8. #977075
  9. #8f7579
  10. #887b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1686d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69665c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8159 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e03051 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b5c5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96f5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d83c55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd495c {
  color: #cd495c;
}
Background
.bg-cd495c {
  background-color: #cd495c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd495c {
  border: 2px solid #cd495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd495c, #cd7849);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.07 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.86 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.87 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.66 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.31 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.63 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.26 #32b6a3 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd495c  rgb(205, 73, 92)  hsl(351, 57%, 55%)  Brick Red
#49cdba  rgb(73, 205, 186)  hsl(171, 57%, 55%)  Turquoise
#5ccd49  rgb(92, 205, 73)  hsl(111, 57%, 55%)  Lime Green
#495ccd  rgb(73, 92, 205)  hsl(231, 57%, 55%)  Royal Blue