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#DB3C20

#db3c20 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db3c20 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 23.53% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.6% magenta, 85.39% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 8.98°, with 74.5% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.184

Complementary

  1. #db3c20
  2. #20bfdb

Split complementary

  1. #db3c20
  2. #20db9a
  3. #2062db

Analogous

  1. #db2062
  2. #db3c20
  3. #db9a20

Triadic

  1. #db3c20
  2. #20db3c
  3. #3c20db

Tetradic

  1. #db3c20
  2. #bfdb20
  3. #20bfdb
  4. #3c20db

Square

  1. #db3c20
  2. #62db20
  3. #20bfdb
  4. #9a20db

Monochromatic

  1. #56170c
  2. #982a16
  3. #db3c20
  4. #e87460
  5. #f1aea3

Shades

#db3c20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db3c20
  2. #c5361d
  3. #af301a
  4. #992a16
  5. #832413
  6. #6e1e10
  7. #58180d
  8. #42120a
  9. #2c0c06
  10. #160603
  11. #000000

Tints

#db3c20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db3c20
  2. #df5036
  3. #e2634d
  4. #e67763
  5. #e98a79
  6. #ed9e90
  7. #f1b1a6
  8. #f4c5bc
  9. #f8d8d2
  10. #fbece9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db3c20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db3c20
  2. #d2432a
  3. #c94a33
  4. #c0503d
  5. #b75746
  6. #ae5e50
  7. #a4655a
  8. #9b6c63
  9. #92726d
  10. #897976
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86460 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d601a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948415 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5541c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56e1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e91b30 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db3c20 {
  color: #db3c20;
}
Background
.bg-db3c20 {
  background-color: #db3c20;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db3c20 {
  border: 2px solid #db3c20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db3c20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 60 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db3c20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db3c20, #db9a20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db3c20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 60 32 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 3.79 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.19 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.19 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.23 #ff0000 Red ΔE 5.93 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 5.96 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.11 #24c3df Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Lust
#db3c20  rgb(219, 60, 32)  hsl(9, 75%, 49%)  Lust
#20bfdb  rgb(32, 191, 219)  hsl(189, 75%, 49%)  Sky Blue
#20db3c  rgb(32, 219, 60)  hsl(129, 75%, 49%)  Malachite
#3c20db  rgb(60, 32, 219)  hsl(249, 75%, 49%)  Blue