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#DB232F

#db232f ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db232f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 13.73% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.02% magenta, 78.54% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 356.09°, with 72.44% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.1647

Complementary

  1. #db232f
  2. #23dbcf

Split complementary

  1. #db232f
  2. #23db73
  3. #238bdb

Analogous

  1. #db238b
  2. #db232f
  3. #db7323

Triadic

  1. #db232f
  2. #2fdb23
  3. #232fdb

Tetradic

  1. #db232f
  2. #dbcf23
  3. #23dbcf
  4. #232fdb

Square

  1. #db232f
  2. #8bdb23
  3. #23dbcf
  4. #7323db

Monochromatic

  1. #570e13
  2. #991821
  3. #db232f
  4. #e6646d
  5. #f1a6ab

Shades

#db232f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db232f
  2. #c5202a
  3. #af1c26
  4. #991921
  5. #83151c
  6. #6e1218
  7. #580e13
  8. #420b0e
  9. #2c0709
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#db232f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db232f
  2. #df3944
  3. #e24f59
  4. #e6656d
  5. #e97b82
  6. #ed9197
  7. #f1a7ac
  8. #f4bdc1
  9. #f8d3d5
  10. #fbe9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db232f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db232f
  2. #d22c37
  3. #c9363f
  4. #c03f47
  5. #b7484f
  6. #ae5258
  7. #a45b60
  8. #9b6468
  9. #926d70
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65b5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #61582d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7f27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1482e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2662a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db232f {
  color: #db232f;
}
Background
.bg-db232f {
  background-color: #db232f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db232f {
  border: 2px solid #db232f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db232f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 35 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db232f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db232f, #db7323);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db232f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 35 47 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.44 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.58 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.94 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.95 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.29 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.43 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.78 #24dcd0 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db232f  rgb(219, 35, 47)  hsl(356, 72%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#23dbcf  rgb(35, 219, 207)  hsl(176, 72%, 50%)  Turquoise
#2fdb23  rgb(47, 219, 35)  hsl(116, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#232fdb  rgb(35, 47, 219)  hsl(236, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue