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#CD4E65

#cd4e65 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cd4e65 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 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.95% magenta, 50.73% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 349.13°, 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.1937

Complementary

  1. #cd4e65
  2. #4ecdb6

Split complementary

  1. #cd4e65
  2. #4ecd76
  3. #4ea5cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4ea5
  2. #cd4e65
  3. #cd764e

Triadic

  1. #cd4e65
  2. #65cd4e
  3. #4e65cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd4e65
  2. #cdb64e
  3. #4ecdb6
  4. #4e65cd

Square

  1. #cd4e65
  2. #a5cd4e
  3. #4ecdb6
  4. #764ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #651d2a
  2. #a12d42
  3. #cd4e65
  4. #de8a99
  5. #efc5cd

Shades

#cd4e65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd4e65
  2. #b9465b
  3. #a43e51
  4. #903747
  5. #7b2f3d
  6. #672733
  7. #521f28
  8. #3e171e
  9. #291014
  10. #15080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd4e65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd4e65
  2. #d26074
  3. #d77184
  4. #dc8393
  5. #e195a3
  6. #e6a7b2
  7. #ebb8c1
  8. #f0cad1
  9. #f5dce0
  10. #faedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd4e65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd4e65
  2. #c55368
  3. #be586a
  4. #b65d6d
  5. #ae6270
  6. #a76773
  7. #9f6c75
  8. #977178
  9. #8f767b
  10. #887b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a26b72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6a65 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8362 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df3a57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c6065 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa7263 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8435d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd4e65 {
  color: #cd4e65;
}
Background
.bg-cd4e65 {
  background-color: #cd4e65;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd4e65 {
  border: 2px solid #cd4e65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd4e65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 78 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd4e65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd4e65, #cd764e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd4e65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 78 101 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.16 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.40 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.30 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.35 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.47 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.51 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.52 #32b19a Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cd4e65  rgb(205, 78, 101)  hsl(349, 56%, 55%)  Brick Red
#4ecdb6  rgb(78, 205, 182)  hsl(169, 56%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#65cd4e  rgb(101, 205, 78)  hsl(109, 56%, 55%)  Lime Green
#4e65cd  rgb(78, 101, 205)  hsl(229, 56%, 55%)  Royal Blue