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#CD4E5E

#cd4e5e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cd4e5e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 30.59% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.95% magenta, 54.15% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 352.44°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.1924

Complementary

  1. #cd4e5e
  2. #4ecdbd

Split complementary

  1. #cd4e5e
  2. #4ecd7d
  3. #4e9ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd4e9e
  2. #cd4e5e
  3. #cd7d4e

Triadic

  1. #cd4e5e
  2. #5ecd4e
  3. #4e5ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd4e5e
  2. #cdbd4e
  3. #4ecdbd
  4. #4e5ecd

Square

  1. #cd4e5e
  2. #9ecd4e
  3. #4ecdbd
  4. #7d4ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #651d26
  2. #a12d3c
  3. #cd4e5e
  4. #de8a94
  5. #efc5cb

Shades

#cd4e5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd4e5e
  2. #b94655
  3. #a43e4b
  4. #903742
  5. #7b2f38
  6. #67272f
  7. #521f26
  8. #3e171c
  9. #291013
  10. #150809
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd4e5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd4e5e
  2. #d2606e
  3. #d7717e
  4. #dc838e
  5. #e1959e
  6. #e6a7af
  7. #ebb8bf
  8. #f0cacf
  9. #f5dcdf
  10. #faedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd4e5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd4e5e
  2. #c55361
  3. #be5865
  4. #b65d68
  5. #ae626c
  6. #a7676f
  7. #9f6c72
  8. #977176
  9. #8f7679
  10. #887b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a26b6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c695e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d835b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df3854 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c5f5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa725c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d84258 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd4e5e {
  color: #cd4e5e;
}
Background
.bg-cd4e5e {
  background-color: #cd4e5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd4e5e {
  border: 2px solid #cd4e5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd4e5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 78 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd4e5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd4e5e, #cd7d4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd4e5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 78 94 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.92 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.75 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.29 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.51 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.14 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.47 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.83 #32b1a1 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd4e5e  rgb(205, 78, 94)  hsl(352, 56%, 55%)  Brick Red
#4ecdbd  rgb(78, 205, 189)  hsl(172, 56%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#5ecd4e  rgb(94, 205, 78)  hsl(112, 56%, 55%)  Lime Green
#4e5ecd  rgb(78, 94, 205)  hsl(232, 56%, 55%)  Royal Blue