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#DC021E

#dc021e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc021e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 0.78% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.09% magenta, 86.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 352.29°, with 98.2% saturation and 43.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.56.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1535

Complementary

  1. #dc021e
  2. #02dcc0

Split complementary

  1. #dc021e
  2. #02dc53
  3. #028bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc028b
  2. #dc021e
  3. #dc5302

Triadic

  1. #dc021e
  2. #1edc02
  3. #021edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc021e
  2. #dcc002
  3. #02dcc0
  4. #021edc

Square

  1. #dc021e
  2. #8bdc02
  3. #02dcc0
  4. #5302dc

Monochromatic

  1. #440109
  2. #900114
  3. #dc021e
  4. #fd2d48
  5. #fe798a

Shades

#dc021e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc021e
  2. #c6021b
  3. #b00218
  4. #9a0115
  5. #840112
  6. #6e010f
  7. #58010c
  8. #420109
  9. #2c0006
  10. #160003
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc021e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc021e
  2. #e01b35
  3. #e3354b
  4. #e74e62
  5. #ea6778
  6. #ee818f
  7. #f19aa5
  8. #f5b3bc
  9. #f8ccd2
  10. #fce6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc021e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc021e
  2. #d30f28
  3. #ca1b32
  4. #c0283b
  5. #b73445
  6. #ae414f
  7. #a54e59
  8. #9c5a63
  9. #92676c
  10. #897376
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a55658 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c521b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7c0d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a03f1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26215 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0019 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc021e {
  color: #dc021e;
}
Background
.bg-dc021e {
  background-color: #dc021e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc021e {
  border: 2px solid #dc021e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc021e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 2 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 98% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc021e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc021e, #dc5302);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc021e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 2 30 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.56 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.51 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.99 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.57 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.18 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.20 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.75 #23fde1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc021e  rgb(220, 2, 30)  hsl(352, 98%, 44%)  Cadmium Red
#02dcc0  rgb(2, 220, 192)  hsl(172, 98%, 44%)  Turquoise
#1edc02  rgb(30, 220, 2)  hsl(112, 98%, 44%)  Lime Green
#021edc  rgb(2, 30, 220)  hsl(232, 98%, 44%)  Medium Blue