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#DB0C19

#db0c19 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db0c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.52% magenta, 88.58% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 356.23°, with 89.61% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #db0c19
  2. #0cdbce

Split complementary

  1. #db0c19
  2. #0cdb66
  3. #0c80db

Analogous

  1. #db0c80
  2. #db0c19
  3. #db660c

Triadic

  1. #db0c19
  2. #19db0c
  3. #0c19db

Tetradic

  1. #db0c19
  2. #dbce0c
  3. #0cdbce
  4. #0c19db

Square

  1. #db0c19
  2. #80db0c
  3. #0cdbce
  4. #660cdb

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0408
  2. #920811
  3. #db0c19
  4. #f43f4a
  5. #f8888f

Shades

#db0c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db0c19
  2. #c50b17
  3. #af0a14
  4. #990812
  5. #83070f
  6. #6e060d
  7. #58050a
  8. #420408
  9. #2c0205
  10. #160103
  11. #000000

Tints

#db0c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db0c19
  2. #df2430
  3. #e23d47
  4. #e6555e
  5. #e96d75
  6. #ed868c
  7. #f19ea3
  8. #f4b6ba
  9. #f8ced1
  10. #fbe7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db0c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db0c19
  2. #d21823
  3. #c9232e
  4. #c02f38
  5. #b73a42
  6. #ae464d
  7. #a45257
  8. #9b5d61
  9. #92696b
  10. #897476
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a55657 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5215 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7c04 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04116 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1620f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db0c19 {
  color: #db0c19;
}
Background
.bg-db0c19 {
  background-color: #db0c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db0c19 {
  border: 2px solid #db0c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db0c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db0c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db0c19, #db660c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db0c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.35 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.05 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.24 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.62 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.81 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.04 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.86 #24f3e6 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db0c19  rgb(219, 12, 25)  hsl(356, 90%, 45%)  Cadmium Red
#0cdbce  rgb(12, 219, 206)  hsl(176, 90%, 45%)  Turquoise
#19db0c  rgb(25, 219, 12)  hsl(116, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0c19db  rgb(12, 25, 219)  hsl(236, 90%, 45%)  Medium Blue