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#DB2C23

#db2c23 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2c23 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 17.25% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.91% magenta, 84.02% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 2.93°, 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.85.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1698

Complementary

  1. #db2c23
  2. #23d2db

Split complementary

  1. #db2c23
  2. #23db88
  3. #2376db

Analogous

  1. #db2376
  2. #db2c23
  3. #db8823

Triadic

  1. #db2c23
  2. #23db2c
  3. #2c23db

Tetradic

  1. #db2c23
  2. #d2db23
  3. #23d2db
  4. #2c23db

Square

  1. #db2c23
  2. #76db23
  3. #23d2db
  4. #8823db

Monochromatic

  1. #57110e
  2. #991f18
  3. #db2c23
  4. #e66b64
  5. #f1aaa6

Shades

#db2c23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2c23
  2. #c52820
  3. #af231c
  4. #991f19
  5. #831a15
  6. #6e1612
  7. #58120e
  8. #420d0b
  9. #2c0907
  10. #160404
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2c23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2c23
  2. #df4139
  3. #e2564f
  4. #e66b65
  5. #e9807b
  6. #ed9691
  7. #f1aba7
  8. #f4c0bd
  9. #f8d5d3
  10. #fbeae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2c23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2c23
  2. #d2342c
  3. #c93d36
  4. #c0453f
  5. #b74e48
  6. #ae5652
  7. #a45e5b
  8. #9b6764
  9. #926f6d
  10. #897877
  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 #a75e5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655a1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908018 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24c21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3681d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90029 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2c23 {
  color: #db2c23;
}
Background
.bg-db2c23 {
  background-color: #db2c23;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2c23 {
  border: 2px solid #db2c23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2c23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 44 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2c23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2c23, #db8823);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2c23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 44 35 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.85 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.87 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.35 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.35 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.62 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.69 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.71 #24d3dc Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Lust
#db2c23  rgb(219, 44, 35)  hsl(3, 72%, 50%)  Lust
#23d2db  rgb(35, 210, 219)  hsl(183, 72%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#23db2c  rgb(35, 219, 44)  hsl(123, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2c23db  rgb(44, 35, 219)  hsl(243, 72%, 50%)  Blue