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#CE4E4E

#ce4e4e ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce4e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.14% magenta, 62.14% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 56.64% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.1912

Complementary

  1. #ce4e4e
  2. #4ecece

Split complementary

  1. #ce4e4e
  2. #4ece8e
  3. #4e8ece

Analogous

  1. #ce4e8e
  2. #ce4e4e
  3. #ce8e4e

Triadic

  1. #ce4e4e
  2. #4ece4e
  3. #4e4ece

Tetradic

  1. #ce4e4e
  2. #cece4e
  3. #4ecece
  4. #4e4ece

Square

  1. #ce4e4e
  2. #8ece4e
  3. #4ecece
  4. #8e4ece

Monochromatic

  1. #671c1c
  2. #a32d2d
  3. #ce4e4e
  4. #df8a8a
  5. #efc6c6

Shades

#ce4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce4e4e
  2. #b94646
  3. #a53e3e
  4. #903737
  5. #7c2f2f
  6. #672727
  7. #521f1f
  8. #3e1717
  9. #291010
  10. #150808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce4e4e
  2. #d36060
  3. #d87171
  4. #dd8383
  5. #e29595
  6. #e7a7a7
  7. #ebb8b8
  8. #f0caca
  9. #f5dcdc
  10. #faeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce4e4e
  2. #c65353
  3. #be5858
  4. #b75d5d
  5. #af6262
  6. #a76767
  7. #9f6c6c
  8. #977171
  9. #907676
  10. #887b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a26a6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f684d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f834b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1344f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e5f4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac724c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da404f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce4e4e {
  color: #ce4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-ce4e4e {
  background-color: #ce4e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #ce4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce4e4e, #ce8e4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 3.48 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.23 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.12 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.22 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.64 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.02 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.02 #31b1b1 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#ce4e4e  rgb(206, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 57%, 56%)  Indian Red
#4ecece  rgb(78, 206, 206)  hsl(180, 57%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#4ece4e  rgb(78, 206, 78)  hsl(120, 57%, 56%)  Lime Green
#4e4ece  rgb(78, 78, 206)  hsl(240, 57%, 56%)  Iris