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#DB161D

#db161d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db161d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 8.63% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.95% magenta, 86.76% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 357.87°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.1572

Complementary

  1. #db161d
  2. #16dbd4

Split complementary

  1. #db161d
  2. #16db71
  3. #167fdb

Analogous

  1. #db167f
  2. #db161d
  3. #db7116

Triadic

  1. #db161d
  2. #1ddb16
  3. #161ddb

Tetradic

  1. #db161d
  2. #dbd416
  3. #16dbd4
  4. #161ddb

Square

  1. #db161d
  2. #7fdb16
  3. #16dbd4
  4. #7116db

Monochromatic

  1. #50080b
  2. #950f14
  3. #db161d
  4. #ed5056
  5. #f49699

Shades

#db161d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db161d
  2. #c5141a
  3. #af1217
  4. #990f14
  5. #830d11
  6. #6e0b0f
  7. #58090c
  8. #420709
  9. #2c0406
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#db161d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db161d
  2. #df2d34
  3. #e2454a
  4. #e65c61
  5. #e97377
  6. #ed8b8e
  7. #f1a2a5
  8. #f4b9bb
  9. #f8d0d2
  10. #fbe8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db161d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db161d
  2. #d22127
  3. #c92b31
  4. #c0363b
  5. #b74045
  6. #ae4b4f
  7. #a45658
  8. #9b6062
  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 #5f5419 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7d0d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0431b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16314 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db161d {
  color: #db161d;
}
Background
.bg-db161d {
  background-color: #db161d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db161d {
  border: 2px solid #db161d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db161d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 22 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db161d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db161d, #db7116);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db161d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 22 29 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.96 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.86 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.11 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.59 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.14 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.39 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.42 #24e9e2 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db161d  rgb(219, 22, 29)  hsl(358, 82%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#16dbd4  rgb(22, 219, 212)  hsl(178, 82%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#1ddb16  rgb(29, 219, 22)  hsl(118, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green
#161ddb  rgb(22, 29, 219)  hsl(238, 82%, 47%)  Medium Blue