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#DB4E38

#db4e38 ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db4e38 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 30.59% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.38% magenta, 74.43% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 8.1°, with 69.36% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.2079

Complementary

  1. #db4e38
  2. #38c5db

Split complementary

  1. #db4e38
  2. #38dba0
  3. #3873db

Analogous

  1. #db3873
  2. #db4e38
  3. #dba038

Triadic

  1. #db4e38
  2. #38db4e
  3. #4e38db

Tetradic

  1. #db4e38
  2. #c5db38
  3. #38c5db
  4. #4e38db

Square

  1. #db4e38
  2. #73db38
  3. #38c5db
  4. #a038db

Monochromatic

  1. #671e13
  2. #a8311e
  3. #db4e38
  4. #e78879
  5. #f2c1ba

Shades

#db4e38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db4e38
  2. #c54632
  3. #af3e2d
  4. #993727
  5. #832f22
  6. #6e271c
  7. #581f16
  8. #421711
  9. #2c100b
  10. #160806
  11. #000000

Tints

#db4e38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db4e38
  2. #df604c
  3. #e27160
  4. #e68374
  5. #e99588
  6. #eda79c
  7. #f1b8af
  8. #f4cac3
  9. #f8dcd7
  10. #fbedeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db4e38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db4e38
  2. #d2533f
  3. #c95846
  4. #c05d4e
  5. #b76255
  6. #ae675c
  7. #a46c63
  8. #9b716a
  9. #927672
  10. #897b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6e69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766a35 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998933 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1284a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a86036 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b77635 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e83b43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db4e38 {
  color: #db4e38;
}
Background
.bg-db4e38 {
  background-color: #db4e38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db4e38 {
  border: 2px solid #db4e38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db4e38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 78 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db4e38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db4e38, #dba038);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db4e38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 78 56 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 2.21 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 2.21 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.52 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.31 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 7.51 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 7.51 #ff0000 Red ΔE 7.53 #24b1c7 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#db4e38  rgb(219, 78, 56)  hsl(8, 69%, 54%)  Cinnabar
#38c5db  rgb(56, 197, 219)  hsl(188, 69%, 54%)  Dark Turquoise
#38db4e  rgb(56, 219, 78)  hsl(128, 69%, 54%)  Malachite
#4e38db  rgb(78, 56, 219)  hsl(248, 69%, 54%)  Han Purple