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#DB161F

#db161f ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db161f 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 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.95% magenta, 85.84% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 357.26°, 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.67.

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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #db161f
  2. #16dbd2

Split complementary

  1. #db161f
  2. #16db6f
  3. #1681db

Analogous

  1. #db1681
  2. #db161f
  3. #db6f16

Triadic

  1. #db161f
  2. #1fdb16
  3. #161fdb

Tetradic

  1. #db161f
  2. #dbd216
  3. #16dbd2
  4. #161fdb

Square

  1. #db161f
  2. #81db16
  3. #16dbd2
  4. #6f16db

Monochromatic

  1. #50080b
  2. #950f15
  3. #db161f
  4. #ed5057
  5. #f4969a

Shades

#db161f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db161f
  2. #c5141c
  3. #af1219
  4. #990f16
  5. #830d13
  6. #6e0b10
  7. #58090c
  8. #420709
  9. #2c0406
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#db161f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db161f
  2. #df2d35
  3. #e2454c
  4. #e65c62
  5. #e97379
  6. #ed8b8f
  7. #f1a2a5
  8. #f4b9bc
  9. #f8d0d2
  10. #fbe8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db161f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db161f
  2. #d22129
  3. #c92b32
  4. #c0363c
  5. #b74046
  6. #ae4b50
  7. #a45659
  8. #9b6063
  9. #926b6d
  10. #897576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a55859 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f541b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7d10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0431d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16317 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db161f {
  color: #db161f;
}
Background
.bg-db161f {
  background-color: #db161f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db161f {
  border: 2px solid #db161f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db161f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 22 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db161f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db161f, #db6f16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db161f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 22 31 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.67 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.93 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.95 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.29 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.11 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.44 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.50 #24e9e0 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db161f  rgb(219, 22, 31)  hsl(357, 82%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#16dbd2  rgb(22, 219, 210)  hsl(177, 82%, 47%)  Turquoise
#1fdb16  rgb(31, 219, 22)  hsl(117, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green
#161fdb  rgb(22, 31, 219)  hsl(237, 82%, 47%)  Blue