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#DB2425

#db2425 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2425 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 14.12% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.56% magenta, 83.11% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 359.67°, with 71.76% saturation and 50% 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 1.72.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1646

Complementary

  1. #db2425
  2. #24dbda

Split complementary

  1. #db2425
  2. #24db7e
  3. #2481db

Analogous

  1. #db2481
  2. #db2425
  3. #db7e24

Triadic

  1. #db2425
  2. #25db24
  3. #2425db

Tetradic

  1. #db2425
  2. #dbda24
  3. #24dbda
  4. #2425db

Square

  1. #db2425
  2. #81db24
  3. #24dbda
  4. #7e24db

Monochromatic

  1. #580e0f
  2. #99191a
  3. #db2425
  4. #e66666
  5. #f1a7a8

Shades

#db2425 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2425
  2. #c52021
  3. #af1d1e
  4. #99191a
  5. #831616
  6. #6e1213
  7. #580e0f
  8. #420b0b
  9. #2c0707
  10. #160404
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2425 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2425
  2. #df3a3b
  3. #e25051
  4. #e66666
  5. #e97c7c
  6. #ed9292
  7. #f1a7a8
  8. #f4bdbe
  9. #f8d3d3
  10. #fbe9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2425 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2425
  2. #d22d2e
  3. #c93637
  4. #c04040
  5. #b74949
  6. #ae5253
  7. #a45b5c
  8. #9b6465
  9. #926e6e
  10. #897777
  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 #a65b5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625822 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7f1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14823 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2661f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2425 {
  color: #db2425;
}
Background
.bg-db2425 {
  background-color: #db2425;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2425 {
  border: 2px solid #db2425;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2425;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 36 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2425 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2425, #db7e24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2425 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 36 37 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.72 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.43 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.50 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.64 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.66 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.06 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.06 #24dbda Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db2425  rgb(219, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 72%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#24dbda  rgb(36, 219, 218)  hsl(180, 72%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#25db24  rgb(37, 219, 36)  hsl(120, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2425db  rgb(36, 37, 219)  hsl(240, 72%, 50%)  Blue