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#DB111B

#db111b ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db111b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 6.67% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.24% magenta, 87.67% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 357.03°, with 85.59% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.14.

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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #db111b
  2. #11dbd1

Split complementary

  1. #db111b
  2. #11db6c
  3. #1180db

Analogous

  1. #db1180
  2. #db111b
  3. #db6c11

Triadic

  1. #db111b
  2. #1bdb11
  3. #111bdb

Tetradic

  1. #db111b
  2. #dbd111
  3. #11dbd1
  4. #111bdb

Square

  1. #db111b
  2. #80db11
  3. #11dbd1
  4. #6c11db

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0609
  2. #940b12
  3. #db111b
  4. #f14850
  5. #f68f94

Shades

#db111b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db111b
  2. #c50f18
  3. #af0e16
  4. #990c13
  5. #830a10
  6. #6e090e
  7. #58070b
  8. #420508
  9. #2c0305
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#db111b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db111b
  2. #df2932
  3. #e24149
  4. #e6585f
  5. #e97076
  6. #ed888d
  7. #f1a0a4
  8. #f4b8bb
  9. #f8cfd1
  10. #fbe7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db111b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db111b
  2. #d21c25
  3. #c9272f
  4. #c03239
  5. #b73d43
  6. #ae494e
  7. #a45458
  8. #9b5f62
  9. #926a6c
  10. #897576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a55758 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5317 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7c08 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04219 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16312 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db111b {
  color: #db111b;
}
Background
.bg-db111b {
  background-color: #db111b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db111b {
  border: 2px solid #db111b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db111b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 17 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db111b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db111b, #db6c11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db111b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 17 27 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.14 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.04 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.06 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.67 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.88 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.19 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.63 #24eee4 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db111b  rgb(219, 17, 27)  hsl(357, 86%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#11dbd1  rgb(17, 219, 209)  hsl(177, 86%, 46%)  Turquoise
#1bdb11  rgb(27, 219, 17)  hsl(117, 86%, 46%)  Lime Green
#111bdb  rgb(17, 27, 219)  hsl(237, 86%, 46%)  Medium Blue