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#DA262C

#da262c ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#da262c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 14.9% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.57% magenta, 79.82% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 358°, with 70.87% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.1647

Complementary

  1. #da262c
  2. #26dad4

Split complementary

  1. #da262c
  2. #26da7a
  3. #2686da

Analogous

  1. #da2686
  2. #da262c
  3. #da7a26

Triadic

  1. #da262c
  2. #2cda26
  3. #262cda

Tetradic

  1. #da262c
  2. #dad426
  3. #26dad4
  4. #262cda

Square

  1. #da262c
  2. #86da26
  3. #26dad4
  4. #7a26da

Monochromatic

  1. #580f11
  2. #991a1e
  3. #da262c
  4. #e5676c
  5. #f0a9ab

Shades

#da262c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #da262c
  2. #c42228
  3. #ae1e23
  4. #991b1f
  5. #83171a
  6. #6d1316
  7. #570f12
  8. #410b0d
  9. #2c0809
  10. #160404
  11. #000000

Tints

#da262c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #da262c
  2. #de3c41
  3. #e15156
  4. #e5676b
  5. #e97d80
  6. #ed9396
  7. #f0a8ab
  8. #f4bec0
  9. #f8d4d5
  10. #fbe9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#da262c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #da262c
  2. #d12f34
  3. #c8383d
  4. #bf4145
  5. #b64a4e
  6. #ad5356
  7. #a45c5e
  8. #9b6567
  9. #926e6f
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65c5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62582a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7f23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0492b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16627 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-da262c {
  color: #da262c;
}
Background
.bg-da262c {
  background-color: #da262c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-da262c {
  border: 2px solid #da262c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #da262c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 38 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 71% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-da262c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #da262c, #da7a26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-da262c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 38 44 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.99 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.64 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.89 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.53 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.66 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.31 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.31 #25d9d3 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#da262c  rgb(218, 38, 44)  hsl(358, 71%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#26dad4  rgb(38, 218, 212)  hsl(178, 71%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#2cda26  rgb(44, 218, 38)  hsl(118, 71%, 50%)  Lime Green
#262cda  rgb(38, 44, 218)  hsl(238, 71%, 50%)  Blue