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#CF495C

#cf495c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.73% magenta, 55.56% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 351.49°, with 58.26% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.188

Complementary

  1. #cf495c
  2. #49cfbc

Split complementary

  1. #cf495c
  2. #49cf79
  3. #499fcf

Analogous

  1. #cf499f
  2. #cf495c
  3. #cf7949

Triadic

  1. #cf495c
  2. #5ccf49
  3. #495ccf

Tetradic

  1. #cf495c
  2. #cfbc49
  3. #49cfbc
  4. #495ccf

Square

  1. #cf495c
  2. #9fcf49
  3. #49cfbc
  4. #7949cf

Monochromatic

  1. #641b25
  2. #a12a3b
  3. #cf495c
  4. #df8692
  5. #efc2c8

Shades

#cf495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf495c
  2. #ba4253
  3. #a63a4a
  4. #913340
  5. #7c2c37
  6. #68252e
  7. #531d25
  8. #3e161c
  9. #290f12
  10. #150709
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf495c
  2. #d45b6c
  3. #d96d7d
  4. #dd808d
  5. #e2929d
  6. #e7a4ae
  7. #ecb6be
  8. #f1c8ce
  9. #f5dbde
  10. #faedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf495c
  2. #c74f60
  3. #bf5463
  4. #b75a67
  5. #af5f6a
  6. #a8656e
  7. #a06a72
  8. #987075
  9. #907579
  10. #887b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2686e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a675c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8259 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e22f51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d5c5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab705a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db3b55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf495c {
  color: #cf495c;
}
Background
.bg-cf495c {
  background-color: #cf495c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf495c {
  border: 2px solid #cf495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf495c, #cf7949);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.25 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.59 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.85 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.45 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.32 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.69 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.28 #30b6a3 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cf495c  rgb(207, 73, 92)  hsl(351, 58%, 55%)  Brick Red
#49cfbc  rgb(73, 207, 188)  hsl(171, 58%, 55%)  Turquoise
#5ccf49  rgb(92, 207, 73)  hsl(111, 58%, 55%)  Lime Green
#495ccf  rgb(73, 92, 207)  hsl(231, 58%, 55%)  Royal Blue