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#DB2E36

#db2e36 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2e36 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 18.04% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 75.34% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 357.23°, with 70.61% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1728

Complementary

  1. #db2e36
  2. #2edbd3

Split complementary

  1. #db2e36
  2. #2edb7d
  3. #2e8cdb

Analogous

  1. #db2e8c
  2. #db2e36
  3. #db7d2e

Triadic

  1. #db2e36
  2. #36db2e
  3. #2e36db

Tetradic

  1. #db2e36
  2. #dbd32e
  3. #2edbd3
  4. #2e36db

Square

  1. #db2e36
  2. #8cdb2e
  3. #2edbd3
  4. #7d2edb

Monochromatic

  1. #601014
  2. #a11c22
  3. #db2e36
  4. #e66f75
  5. #f1b1b4

Shades

#db2e36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2e36
  2. #c52931
  3. #af252b
  4. #992026
  5. #831c20
  6. #6e171b
  7. #581216
  8. #420e10
  9. #2c090b
  10. #160505
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2e36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2e36
  2. #df434a
  3. #e2585e
  4. #e66d72
  5. #e98286
  6. #ed979b
  7. #f1abaf
  8. #f4c0c3
  9. #f8d5d7
  10. #fbeaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2e36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2e36
  2. #d2363d
  3. #c93e45
  4. #c0474c
  5. #b74f54
  6. #ae575b
  7. #a45f62
  8. #9b676a
  9. #927071
  10. #897879
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75f61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655c34 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f812f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24d35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36932 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2e36 {
  color: #db2e36;
}
Background
.bg-db2e36 {
  background-color: #db2e36;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2e36 {
  border: 2px solid #db2e36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2e36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 46 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2e36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2e36, #db7d2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2e36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 46 54 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.87 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.59 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.01 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.10 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.83 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.24 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.26 #24d1c9 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#db2e36  rgb(219, 46, 54)  hsl(357, 71%, 52%)  Persian Red
#2edbd3  rgb(46, 219, 211)  hsl(177, 71%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#36db2e  rgb(54, 219, 46)  hsl(117, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2e36db  rgb(46, 54, 219)  hsl(237, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue