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#DB3638

#db3638 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db3638 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 21.18% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.34% magenta, 74.43% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 359.27°, with 69.62% saturation and 53.53% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1798

Complementary

  1. #db3638
  2. #36dbd9

Split complementary

  1. #db3638
  2. #36db86
  3. #368bdb

Analogous

  1. #db368b
  2. #db3638
  3. #db8636

Triadic

  1. #db3638
  2. #38db36
  3. #3638db

Tetradic

  1. #db3638
  2. #dbd936
  3. #36dbd9
  4. #3638db

Square

  1. #db3638
  2. #8bdb36
  3. #36dbd9
  4. #8636db

Monochromatic

  1. #661213
  2. #a71e20
  3. #db3638
  4. #e77778
  5. #f2b8b8

Shades

#db3638 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db3638
  2. #c53132
  3. #af2b2d
  4. #992627
  5. #832022
  6. #6e1b1c
  7. #581616
  8. #421011
  9. #2c0b0b
  10. #160506
  11. #000000

Tints

#db3638 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db3638
  2. #df4a4c
  3. #e25e60
  4. #e67274
  5. #e98688
  6. #ed9b9c
  7. #f1afaf
  8. #f4c3c3
  9. #f8d7d7
  10. #fbebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db3638 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db3638
  2. #d23d3f
  3. #c94546
  4. #c04c4e
  5. #b75455
  6. #ae5b5c
  7. #a46263
  8. #9b6a6a
  9. #927172
  10. #897979
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86263 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685f36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918232 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a35137 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36c34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e91139 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db3638 {
  color: #db3638;
}
Background
.bg-db3638 {
  background-color: #db3638;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db3638 {
  border: 2px solid #db3638;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db3638;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 54 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db3638 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db3638, #db8636);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db3638 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 54 56 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.35 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.01 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.26 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.26 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.56 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.77 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.02 #24c9c7 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#db3638  rgb(219, 54, 56)  hsl(359, 70%, 54%)  Persian Red
#36dbd9  rgb(54, 219, 217)  hsl(179, 70%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#38db36  rgb(56, 219, 54)  hsl(119, 70%, 54%)  Malachite
#3638db  rgb(54, 56, 219)  hsl(239, 70%, 54%)  Persian Blue