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#DB0621

#db0621 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db0621 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 2.35% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.26% magenta, 84.93% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 352.39°, with 94.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.153

Complementary

  1. #db0621
  2. #06dbc0

Split complementary

  1. #db0621
  2. #06db55
  3. #068cdb

Analogous

  1. #db068c
  2. #db0621
  3. #db5506

Triadic

  1. #db0621
  2. #21db06
  3. #0621db

Tetradic

  1. #db0621
  2. #dbc006
  3. #06dbc0
  4. #0621db

Square

  1. #db0621
  2. #8cdb06
  3. #06dbc0
  4. #5506db

Monochromatic

  1. #46020b
  2. #910416
  3. #db0621
  4. #f9344d
  5. #fb7f8e

Shades

#db0621 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db0621
  2. #c5051e
  3. #af051a
  4. #990417
  5. #830414
  6. #6e0311
  7. #58020d
  8. #42020a
  9. #2c0107
  10. #160103
  11. #000000

Tints

#db0621 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db0621
  2. #df1f37
  3. #e2384d
  4. #e65164
  5. #e96a7a
  6. #ed8390
  7. #f19ba6
  8. #f4b4bc
  9. #f8cdd3
  10. #fbe6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db0621 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db0621
  2. #d2122b
  3. #c91e34
  4. #c02b3e
  5. #b73747
  6. #ae4351
  7. #a44f5a
  8. #9b5b64
  9. #92686d
  10. #897477
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a55658 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c521e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7c13 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f401f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16219 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db0621 {
  color: #db0621;
}
Background
.bg-db0621 {
  background-color: #db0621;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db0621 {
  border: 2px solid #db0621;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db0621;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 6 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 95% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db0621 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db0621, #db5506);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db0621 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 6 33 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.58 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.29 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.53 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.74 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.88 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.27 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.25 #24f9de Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db0621  rgb(219, 6, 33)  hsl(352, 95%, 44%)  Cadmium Red
#06dbc0  rgb(6, 219, 192)  hsl(172, 95%, 44%)  Turquoise
#21db06  rgb(33, 219, 6)  hsl(112, 95%, 44%)  Lime Green
#0621db  rgb(6, 33, 219)  hsl(232, 95%, 44%)  Blue