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#DB2B2D

#db2b2d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2b2d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 16.86% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.37% magenta, 79.45% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 359.32°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1698

Complementary

  1. #db2b2d
  2. #2bdbd9

Split complementary

  1. #db2b2d
  2. #2bdb81
  3. #2b85db

Analogous

  1. #db2b85
  2. #db2b2d
  3. #db812b

Triadic

  1. #db2b2d
  2. #2ddb2b
  3. #2b2ddb

Tetradic

  1. #db2b2d
  2. #dbd92b
  3. #2bdbd9
  4. #2b2ddb

Square

  1. #db2b2d
  2. #85db2b
  3. #2bdbd9
  4. #812bdb

Monochromatic

  1. #5d1011
  2. #9f1b1c
  3. #db2b2d
  4. #e66c6e
  5. #f1aeaf

Shades

#db2b2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2b2d
  2. #c52729
  3. #af2224
  4. #991e20
  5. #831a1b
  6. #6e1617
  7. #581112
  8. #420d0e
  9. #2c0909
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2b2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2b2d
  2. #df4042
  3. #e25557
  4. #e66b6c
  5. #e98081
  6. #ed9596
  7. #f1aaab
  8. #f4bfc0
  9. #f8d5d5
  10. #fbeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2b2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2b2d
  2. #d23435
  3. #c93c3e
  4. #c04546
  5. #b74d4e
  6. #ae5657
  7. #a45e5f
  8. #9b6767
  9. #926f6f
  10. #897878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75e5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645a2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8025 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24b2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36828 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2b2d {
  color: #db2b2d;
}
Background
.bg-db2b2d {
  background-color: #db2b2d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2b2d {
  border: 2px solid #db2b2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2b2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 43 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2b2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2b2d, #db812b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2b2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 43 45 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.19 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.99 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.08 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.53 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.25 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.57 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.57 #24d4d2 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db2b2d  rgb(219, 43, 45)  hsl(359, 71%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2bdbd9  rgb(43, 219, 217)  hsl(179, 71%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#2ddb2b  rgb(45, 219, 43)  hsl(119, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#2b2ddb  rgb(43, 45, 219)  hsl(239, 71%, 51%)  Blue