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#DB021A

#db021a ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db021a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 0.78% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.09% magenta, 88.13% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 353.36°, with 98.19% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.14.

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Relative luminance0.1518

Complementary

  1. #db021a
  2. #02dbc3

Split complementary

  1. #db021a
  2. #02db56
  3. #0287db

Analogous

  1. #db0287
  2. #db021a
  3. #db5602

Triadic

  1. #db021a
  2. #1adb02
  3. #021adb

Tetradic

  1. #db021a
  2. #dbc302
  3. #02dbc3
  4. #021adb

Square

  1. #db021a
  2. #87db02
  3. #02dbc3
  4. #5602db

Monochromatic

  1. #430108
  2. #8f0111
  3. #db021a
  4. #fd2c43
  5. #fe7887

Shades

#db021a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db021a
  2. #c50217
  3. #af0215
  4. #990112
  5. #830110
  6. #6e010d
  7. #58010a
  8. #420108
  9. #2c0005
  10. #160003
  11. #000000

Tints

#db021a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db021a
  2. #df1b31
  3. #e23548
  4. #e64e5f
  5. #e96776
  6. #ed818d
  7. #f19aa3
  8. #f4b3ba
  9. #f8ccd1
  10. #fbe6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db021a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db021a
  2. #d20f24
  3. #c91b2e
  4. #c02839
  5. #b73443
  6. #ae414d
  7. #a44e57
  8. #9b5a61
  9. #92676c
  10. #897376
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a55557 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5116 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7b05 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f3f18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16110 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db021a {
  color: #db021a;
}
Background
.bg-db021a {
  background-color: #db021a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db021a {
  border: 2px solid #db021a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db021a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 2 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 98% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db021a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db021a, #db5602);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db021a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 2 26 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.14 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.62 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.41 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.57 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.84 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.95 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.64 #24fde5 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db021a  rgb(219, 2, 26)  hsl(353, 98%, 43%)  Cadmium Red
#02dbc3  rgb(2, 219, 195)  hsl(173, 98%, 43%)  Turquoise
#1adb02  rgb(26, 219, 2)  hsl(113, 98%, 43%)  Lime Green
#021adb  rgb(2, 26, 219)  hsl(233, 98%, 43%)  Medium Blue