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#DA171E

#da171e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#da171e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 9.02% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.45% magenta, 86.24% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 357.85°, with 80.91% saturation and 47.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.95.

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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #da171e
  2. #17dad3

Split complementary

  1. #da171e
  2. #17da72
  3. #177fda

Analogous

  1. #da177f
  2. #da171e
  3. #da7217

Triadic

  1. #da171e
  2. #1eda17
  3. #171eda

Tetradic

  1. #da171e
  2. #dad317
  3. #17dad3
  4. #171eda

Square

  1. #da171e
  2. #7fda17
  3. #17dad3
  4. #7217da

Monochromatic

  1. #50080b
  2. #951014
  3. #da171e
  4. #ed5156
  5. #f49699

Shades

#da171e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #da171e
  2. #c4151b
  3. #ae1218
  4. #991015
  5. #830e12
  6. #6d0c0f
  7. #57090c
  8. #410709
  9. #2c0506
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#da171e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #da171e
  2. #de2e35
  3. #e1454b
  4. #e55d62
  5. #e97478
  6. #ed8b8f
  7. #f0a2a5
  8. #f4b9bc
  9. #f8d1d2
  10. #fbe8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#da171e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #da171e
  2. #d12228
  3. #c82c32
  4. #bf373b
  5. #b64145
  6. #ad4c4f
  7. #a45659
  8. #9b6163
  9. #926b6c
  10. #897676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a55859 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e541a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7c0f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f431c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16316 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-da171e {
  color: #da171e;
}
Background
.bg-da171e {
  background-color: #da171e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-da171e {
  border: 2px solid #da171e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #da171e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 23 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-da171e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #da171e, #da7217);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-da171e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 23 30 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.95 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.87 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.05 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.33 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.19 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.23 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.24 #25e8e1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#da171e  rgb(218, 23, 30)  hsl(358, 81%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#17dad3  rgb(23, 218, 211)  hsl(178, 81%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#1eda17  rgb(30, 218, 23)  hsl(118, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green
#171eda  rgb(23, 30, 218)  hsl(238, 81%, 47%)  Medium Blue