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#DB121D

#db121d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db121d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 7.06% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.78% magenta, 86.76% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 356.72°, with 84.81% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.1558

Complementary

  1. #db121d
  2. #12dbd0

Split complementary

  1. #db121d
  2. #12db6c
  3. #1281db

Analogous

  1. #db1281
  2. #db121d
  3. #db6c12

Triadic

  1. #db121d
  2. #1ddb12
  3. #121ddb

Tetradic

  1. #db121d
  2. #dbd012
  3. #12dbd0
  4. #121ddb

Square

  1. #db121d
  2. #81db12
  3. #12dbd0
  4. #6c12db

Monochromatic

  1. #4e060a
  2. #940c14
  3. #db121d
  4. #f04953
  5. #f69096

Shades

#db121d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db121d
  2. #c5101a
  3. #af0e17
  4. #990d14
  5. #830b11
  6. #6e090f
  7. #58070c
  8. #420509
  9. #2c0406
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#db121d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db121d
  2. #df2a34
  3. #e2414a
  4. #e65961
  5. #e97177
  6. #ed898e
  7. #f1a0a5
  8. #f4b8bb
  9. #f8d0d2
  10. #fbe7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db121d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db121d
  2. #d21d27
  3. #c92831
  4. #c0333b
  5. #b73e45
  6. #ae494f
  7. #a45458
  8. #9b5f62
  9. #926a6c
  10. #897576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a55758 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5319 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7c0c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0421b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16314 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db121d {
  color: #db121d;
}
Background
.bg-db121d {
  background-color: #db121d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db121d {
  border: 2px solid #db121d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db121d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 18 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db121d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db121d, #db6c12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db121d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 18 29 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.86 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.88 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.07 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.40 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.21 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.25 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.34 #24ede2 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db121d  rgb(219, 18, 29)  hsl(357, 85%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#12dbd0  rgb(18, 219, 208)  hsl(177, 85%, 46%)  Turquoise
#1ddb12  rgb(29, 219, 18)  hsl(117, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green
#121ddb  rgb(18, 29, 219)  hsl(237, 85%, 46%)  Medium Blue