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#DB2126

#db2126 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2126 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 12.94% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.93% magenta, 82.65% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 358.39°, with 73.81% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1629

Complementary

  1. #db2126
  2. #21dbd6

Split complementary

  1. #db2126
  2. #21db79
  3. #2183db

Analogous

  1. #db2183
  2. #db2126
  3. #db7921

Triadic

  1. #db2126
  2. #26db21
  3. #2126db

Tetradic

  1. #db2126
  2. #dbd621
  3. #21dbd6
  4. #2126db

Square

  1. #db2126
  2. #83db21
  3. #21dbd6
  4. #7921db

Monochromatic

  1. #560d0f
  2. #99171a
  3. #db2126
  4. #e76165
  5. #f1a4a6

Shades

#db2126 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2126
  2. #c51e22
  3. #af1a1e
  4. #99171b
  5. #831417
  6. #6e1113
  7. #580d0f
  8. #420a0b
  9. #2c0708
  10. #160304
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2126 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2126
  2. #df373c
  3. #e24d51
  4. #e66467
  5. #e97a7d
  6. #ed9093
  7. #f1a6a8
  8. #f4bcbe
  9. #f8d3d4
  10. #fbe9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2126 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2126
  2. #d22b2f
  3. #c93438
  4. #c03e41
  5. #b7474a
  6. #ae5153
  7. #a45a5c
  8. #9b6465
  9. #926d6e
  10. #897777
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65b5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615723 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7e1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14724 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26620 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2126 {
  color: #db2126;
}
Background
.bg-db2126 {
  background-color: #db2126;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2126 {
  border: 2px solid #db2126;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2126;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 33 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2126 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2126, #db7921);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2126 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 33 38 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.46 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.81 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.11 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.36 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.37 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.23 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.36 #24ded9 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db2126  rgb(219, 33, 38)  hsl(358, 74%, 49%)  Cadmium Red
#21dbd6  rgb(33, 219, 214)  hsl(178, 74%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#26db21  rgb(38, 219, 33)  hsl(118, 74%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2126db  rgb(33, 38, 219)  hsl(238, 74%, 49%)  Blue