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#D42E4E

#d42e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d42e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.3% magenta, 63.21% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 348.43°, with 65.87% saturation and 50.59% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.165

Complementary

  1. #d42e4e
  2. #2ed4b4

Split complementary

  1. #d42e4e
  2. #2ed461
  3. #2ea1d4

Analogous

  1. #d42ea1
  2. #d42e4e
  3. #d4612e

Triadic

  1. #d42e4e
  2. #4ed42e
  3. #2e4ed4

Tetradic

  1. #d42e4e
  2. #d4b42e
  3. #2ed4b4
  4. #2e4ed4

Square

  1. #d42e4e
  2. #a1d42e
  3. #2ed4b4
  4. #612ed4

Monochromatic

  1. #57121f
  2. #971f36
  3. #d42e4e
  4. #e16d84
  5. #eeadb9

Shades

#d42e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d42e4e
  2. #bf2946
  3. #aa253e
  4. #942037
  5. #7f1c2f
  6. #6a1727
  7. #55121f
  8. #400e17
  9. #2a0910
  10. #150508
  11. #000000

Tints

#d42e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d42e4e
  2. #d84360
  3. #dd5871
  4. #e16d83
  5. #e58295
  6. #ea97a7
  7. #eeabb8
  8. #f2c0ca
  9. #f6d5dc
  10. #fbeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d42e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d42e4e
  2. #cc3653
  3. #c33e58
  4. #bb475d
  5. #b24f62
  6. #aa5767
  7. #a25f6c
  8. #996771
  9. #917076
  10. #88787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a25d65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5b4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887d49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c4d4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac674b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e10644 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d42e4e {
  color: #d42e4e;
}
Background
.bg-d42e4e {
  background-color: #d42e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d42e4e {
  border: 2px solid #d42e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d42e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 66% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d42e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d42e4e, #d4612e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d42e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.51 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.42 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.31 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.98 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.30 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.45 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.62 #2bd1b1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#d42e4e  rgb(212, 46, 78)  hsl(348, 66%, 51%)  Brick Red
#2ed4b4  rgb(46, 212, 180)  hsl(168, 66%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4ed42e  rgb(78, 212, 46)  hsl(108, 66%, 51%)  Lime Green
#2e4ed4  rgb(46, 78, 212)  hsl(228, 66%, 51%)  Iris