Faded Red

The color code of Faded Red indicates, that red is the main light source among the primary colors red, green and blue. As green and blue have almost equal intensities, red remains as dominant basic color for the initial color impression. Learn more …

Because achromatic basic colors like black and white are somewhat restrained, the colorfulness of Faded Red is only slightly limited: The mixture ratio between chromatic and achromatic basic colors results in 51 % saturation. Since the inherent brightness of its contained basic colors sums up to a perceived brightness of 40 %, Faded Red is a rather dark color.

Hex	`#cc494a`
RGB	`rgb(204, 73, 74)`
HSL*	`hsl(360, 56%, 54%)`
Lab*	`49.61 51.92 27.76`
CMYK*	`0% 64% 64% 20%`

* approximated values

Basic colors

51 %

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