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#DB191E

#db191e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db191e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 9.8% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.58% magenta, 86.3% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 358.45°, with 79.51% saturation and 47.84% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #db191e
  2. #19dbd6

Split complementary

  1. #db191e
  2. #19db75
  3. #197fdb

Analogous

  1. #db197f
  2. #db191e
  3. #db7519

Triadic

  1. #db191e
  2. #1edb19
  3. #191edb

Tetradic

  1. #db191e
  2. #dbd619
  3. #19dbd6
  4. #191edb

Square

  1. #db191e
  2. #7fdb19
  3. #19dbd6
  4. #7519db

Monochromatic

  1. #52090b
  2. #961115
  3. #db191e
  4. #ec5559
  5. #f39a9c

Shades

#db191e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db191e
  2. #c5171b
  3. #af1418
  4. #991215
  5. #830f12
  6. #6e0d0f
  7. #580a0c
  8. #420809
  9. #2c0506
  10. #160303
  11. #000000

Tints

#db191e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db191e
  2. #df3035
  3. #e2474b
  4. #e65e62
  5. #e97578
  6. #ed8c8f
  7. #f1a3a5
  8. #f4babc
  9. #f8d1d2
  10. #fbe8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db191e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db191e
  2. #d22328
  3. #c92e32
  4. #c0383b
  5. #b74245
  6. #ae4d4f
  7. #a45759
  8. #9b6163
  9. #926b6c
  10. #897676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a55959 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f551a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7d0f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0441c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26416 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9001f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db191e {
  color: #db191e;
}
Background
.bg-db191e {
  background-color: #db191e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db191e {
  border: 2px solid #db191e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db191e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 25 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db191e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db191e, #db7519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db191e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 25 30 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.92 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.73 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.21 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.61 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.26 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.33 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.53 #24e6e1 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db191e  rgb(219, 25, 30)  hsl(358, 80%, 48%)  Cadmium Red
#19dbd6  rgb(25, 219, 214)  hsl(178, 80%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise
#1edb19  rgb(30, 219, 25)  hsl(118, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green
#191edb  rgb(25, 30, 219)  hsl(238, 80%, 48%)  Blue