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#DB292E

#db292e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db292e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 16.08% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.28% magenta, 79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 358.31°, with 71.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1684

Complementary

  1. #db292e
  2. #29dbd6

Split complementary

  1. #db292e
  2. #29db7d
  3. #2987db

Analogous

  1. #db2987
  2. #db292e
  3. #db7d29

Triadic

  1. #db292e
  2. #2edb29
  3. #292edb

Tetradic

  1. #db292e
  2. #dbd629
  3. #29dbd6
  4. #292edb

Square

  1. #db292e
  2. #87db29
  3. #29dbd6
  4. #7d29db

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0f12
  2. #9d1a1e
  3. #db292e
  4. #e66a6e
  5. #f1acae

Shades

#db292e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db292e
  2. #c52529
  3. #af2125
  4. #991d20
  5. #83191c
  6. #6e1517
  7. #581012
  8. #420c0e
  9. #2c0809
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#db292e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db292e
  2. #df3e43
  3. #e25458
  4. #e6696d
  5. #e97f82
  6. #ed9497
  7. #f1a9ab
  8. #f4bfc0
  9. #f8d4d5
  10. #fbeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db292e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db292e
  2. #d23236
  3. #c93a3e
  4. #c04347
  5. #b74c4f
  6. #ae5557
  7. #a45d5f
  8. #9b6667
  9. #926f70
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75d5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635a2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8026 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14b2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26829 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db292e {
  color: #db292e;
}
Background
.bg-db292e {
  background-color: #db292e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db292e {
  border: 2px solid #db292e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db292e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 41 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db292e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db292e, #db7d29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db292e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 41 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.22 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.77 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.31 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.48 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.15 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.93 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.93 #24d6d1 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db292e  rgb(219, 41, 46)  hsl(358, 71%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#29dbd6  rgb(41, 219, 214)  hsl(178, 71%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#2edb29  rgb(46, 219, 41)  hsl(118, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#292edb  rgb(41, 46, 219)  hsl(238, 71%, 51%)  Blue