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#D91C27

#d91c27 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d91c27 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 10.98% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.1% magenta, 82.03% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 356.51°, with 77.14% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #d91c27
  2. #1cd9ce

Split complementary

  1. #d91c27
  2. #1cd970
  3. #1c85d9

Analogous

  1. #d91c85
  2. #d91c27
  3. #d9701c

Triadic

  1. #d91c27
  2. #27d91c
  3. #1c27d9

Tetradic

  1. #d91c27
  2. #d9ce1c
  3. #1cd9ce
  4. #1c27d9

Square

  1. #d91c27
  2. #85d91c
  3. #1cd9ce
  4. #701cd9

Monochromatic

  1. #510b0f
  2. #95131b
  3. #d91c27
  4. #e95861
  5. #f29ca1

Shades

#d91c27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d91c27
  2. #c31923
  3. #ae161f
  4. #98141b
  5. #821117
  6. #6d0e14
  7. #570b10
  8. #41080c
  9. #2b0608
  10. #160304
  11. #000000

Tints

#d91c27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d91c27
  2. #dd333d
  3. #e14952
  4. #e46068
  5. #e8777d
  6. #ec8e93
  7. #f0a4a9
  8. #f4bbbe
  9. #f7d2d4
  10. #fbe8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d91c27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d91c27
  2. #d02630
  3. #c73039
  4. #be3a42
  5. #b5444b
  6. #ad4e54
  7. #a4585c
  8. #9b6265
  9. #926c6e
  10. #897677
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4595a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5525 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7c1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef0024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f4526 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b06421 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d91c27 {
  color: #d91c27;
}
Background
.bg-d91c27 {
  background-color: #d91c27;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d91c27 {
  border: 2px solid #d91c27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d91c27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 28 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d91c27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d91c27, #d9701c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d91c27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 28 39 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.72 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.24 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.66 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.86 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.78 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.82 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.72 #26e3d8 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#d91c27  rgb(217, 28, 39)  hsl(357, 77%, 48%)  Cadmium Red
#1cd9ce  rgb(28, 217, 206)  hsl(177, 77%, 48%)  Turquoise
#27d91c  rgb(39, 217, 28)  hsl(117, 77%, 48%)  Lime Green
#1c27d9  rgb(28, 39, 217)  hsl(237, 77%, 48%)  Blue