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#DB151E

#db151e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db151e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 8.24% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.41% magenta, 86.3% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 357.27°, with 82.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.1569

Complementary

  1. #db151e
  2. #15dbd2

Split complementary

  1. #db151e
  2. #15db6f
  3. #1581db

Analogous

  1. #db1581
  2. #db151e
  3. #db6f15

Triadic

  1. #db151e
  2. #1edb15
  3. #151edb

Tetradic

  1. #db151e
  2. #dbd215
  3. #15dbd2
  4. #151edb

Square

  1. #db151e
  2. #81db15
  3. #15dbd2
  4. #6f15db

Monochromatic

  1. #4f080b
  2. #950e14
  3. #db151e
  4. #ee4e56
  5. #f59499

Shades

#db151e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db151e
  2. #c5131b
  3. #af1118
  4. #990f15
  5. #830d12
  6. #6e0b0f
  7. #58080c
  8. #420609
  9. #2c0406
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#db151e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db151e
  2. #df2c35
  3. #e2444b
  4. #e65b62
  5. #e97378
  6. #ed8a8f
  7. #f1a1a5
  8. #f4b9bc
  9. #f8d0d2
  10. #fbe8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db151e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db151e
  2. #d22028
  3. #c92a32
  4. #c0353b
  5. #b74045
  6. #ae4b4f
  7. #a45559
  8. #9b6063
  9. #926b6c
  10. #897576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a55859 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e541a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7d0e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0431c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16316 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db151e {
  color: #db151e;
}
Background
.bg-db151e {
  background-color: #db151e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db151e {
  border: 2px solid #db151e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db151e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 21 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db151e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db151e, #db6f15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db151e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 21 30 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.78 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.95 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.95 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.39 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.24 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.34 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.37 #24eae1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db151e  rgb(219, 21, 30)  hsl(357, 83%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#15dbd2  rgb(21, 219, 210)  hsl(177, 83%, 47%)  Turquoise
#1edb15  rgb(30, 219, 21)  hsl(117, 83%, 47%)  Lime Green
#151edb  rgb(21, 30, 219)  hsl(237, 83%, 47%)  Blue