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#CE304E

#ce304e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce304e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 18.82% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.7% magenta, 62.14% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 348.61°, with 62.2% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.1579

Complementary

  1. #ce304e
  2. #30ceb0

Split complementary

  1. #ce304e
  2. #30ce61
  3. #309dce

Analogous

  1. #ce309d
  2. #ce304e
  3. #ce6130

Triadic

  1. #ce304e
  2. #4ece30
  3. #304ece

Tetradic

  1. #ce304e
  2. #ceb030
  3. #30ceb0
  4. #304ece

Square

  1. #ce304e
  2. #9dce30
  3. #30ceb0
  4. #6130ce

Monochromatic

  1. #52131f
  2. #902236
  3. #ce304e
  4. #dd6d83
  5. #ecabb8

Shades

#ce304e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce304e
  2. #b92b46
  3. #a5263e
  4. #902237
  5. #7c1d2f
  6. #671827
  7. #52131f
  8. #3e0e17
  9. #290a10
  10. #150508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce304e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce304e
  2. #d34560
  3. #d85971
  4. #dd6e83
  5. #e28395
  6. #e798a7
  7. #ebacb8
  8. #f0c1ca
  9. #f5d6dc
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce304e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce304e
  2. #c63853
  3. #be4058
  4. #b7485d
  5. #af5062
  6. #a75867
  7. #9f606c
  8. #976871
  9. #907076
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5c63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5a4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857b4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984c4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7654b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da1244 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce304e {
  color: #ce304e;
}
Background
.bg-ce304e {
  background-color: #ce304e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce304e {
  border: 2px solid #ce304e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce304e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 48 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce304e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce304e, #ce6130);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce304e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 48 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.45 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.58 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.88 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.93 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.25 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.59 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.71 #31cfb1 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ce304e  rgb(206, 48, 78)  hsl(349, 62%, 50%)  Brick Red
#30ceb0  rgb(48, 206, 176)  hsl(169, 62%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4ece30  rgb(78, 206, 48)  hsl(109, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green
#304ece  rgb(48, 78, 206)  hsl(229, 62%, 50%)  Sapphire