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#DB0717

#db0717 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db0717 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 2.75% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.8% magenta, 89.5% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 355.47°, with 93.81% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.1527

Complementary

  1. #db0717
  2. #07dbcb

Split complementary

  1. #db0717
  2. #07db61
  3. #0781db

Analogous

  1. #db0781
  2. #db0717
  3. #db6107

Triadic

  1. #db0717
  2. #17db07
  3. #0717db

Tetradic

  1. #db0717
  2. #dbcb07
  3. #07dbcb
  4. #0717db

Square

  1. #db0717
  2. #81db07
  3. #07dbcb
  4. #6107db

Monochromatic

  1. #470207
  2. #91050f
  3. #db0717
  4. #f93645
  5. #fb8089

Shades

#db0717 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db0717
  2. #c50615
  3. #af0612
  4. #990510
  5. #83040e
  6. #6e040c
  7. #580309
  8. #420207
  9. #2c0105
  10. #160102
  11. #000000

Tints

#db0717 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db0717
  2. #df202e
  3. #e23945
  4. #e6515d
  5. #e96a74
  6. #ed838b
  7. #f19ca2
  8. #f4b5b9
  9. #f8cdd1
  10. #fbe6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db0717 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db0717
  2. #d21322
  3. #c91f2c
  4. #c02b37
  5. #b73741
  6. #ae444c
  7. #a45056
  8. #9b5c61
  9. #92686b
  10. #897476
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a55657 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5212 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f4014 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1620b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db0717 {
  color: #db0717;
}
Background
.bg-db0717 {
  background-color: #db0717;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db0717 {
  border: 2px solid #db0717;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db0717;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 7 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 94% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db0717 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db0717, #db6107);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db0717 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 7 23 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.59 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.12 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.35 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.39 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.94 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.98 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.09 #24f8e8 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db0717  rgb(219, 7, 23)  hsl(355, 94%, 44%)  Cadmium Red
#07dbcb  rgb(7, 219, 203)  hsl(175, 94%, 44%)  Turquoise
#17db07  rgb(23, 219, 7)  hsl(115, 94%, 44%)  Lime Green
#0717db  rgb(7, 23, 219)  hsl(235, 94%, 44%)  Medium Blue