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#DB031C

#db031c ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db031c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 1.18% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.63% magenta, 87.21% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 353.06°, with 97.3% saturation and 43.53% 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 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.1521

Complementary

  1. #db031c
  2. #03dbc2

Split complementary

  1. #db031c
  2. #03db56
  3. #0388db

Analogous

  1. #db0388
  2. #db031c
  3. #db5603

Triadic

  1. #db031c
  2. #1cdb03
  3. #031cdb

Tetradic

  1. #db031c
  2. #dbc203
  3. #03dbc2
  4. #031cdb

Square

  1. #db031c
  2. #88db03
  3. #03dbc2
  4. #5603db

Monochromatic

  1. #440109
  2. #900212
  3. #db031c
  4. #fc2e46
  5. #fd7a89

Shades

#db031c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db031c
  2. #c50319
  3. #af0216
  4. #990214
  5. #830211
  6. #6e020e
  7. #58010b
  8. #420108
  9. #2c0106
  10. #160003
  11. #000000

Tints

#db031c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db031c
  2. #df1c33
  3. #e23549
  4. #e64f60
  5. #e96877
  6. #ed818e
  7. #f19aa4
  8. #f4b3bb
  9. #f8cdd2
  10. #fbe6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db031c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db031c
  2. #d21026
  3. #c91c30
  4. #c0293a
  5. #b73544
  6. #ae424e
  7. #a44e58
  8. #9b5b62
  9. #92676c
  10. #897476
  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 #5c5118 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7b0a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f3f1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16113 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db031c {
  color: #db031c;
}
Background
.bg-db031c {
  background-color: #db031c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db031c {
  border: 2px solid #db031c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db031c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 3 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db031c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db031c, #db5603);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db031c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 3 28 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.91 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.46 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.13 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.61 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.92 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.30 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.37 #24fce3 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db031c  rgb(219, 3, 28)  hsl(353, 97%, 44%)  Cadmium Red
#03dbc2  rgb(3, 219, 194)  hsl(173, 97%, 44%)  Turquoise
#1cdb03  rgb(28, 219, 3)  hsl(113, 97%, 44%)  Lime Green
#031cdb  rgb(3, 28, 219)  hsl(233, 97%, 44%)  Medium Blue