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#DC040E

#dc040e ≈ Rosso Corsa

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc040e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 1.57% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.18% magenta, 93.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 357.22°, with 96.43% saturation and 43.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rosso Corsa (#d40000), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.1533

Complementary

  1. #dc040e
  2. #04dcd2

Split complementary

  1. #dc040e
  2. #04dc66
  3. #047adc

Analogous

  1. #dc047a
  2. #dc040e
  3. #dc6604

Triadic

  1. #dc040e
  2. #0edc04
  3. #040edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc040e
  2. #dcd204
  3. #04dcd2
  4. #040edc

Square

  1. #dc040e
  2. #7adc04
  3. #04dcd2
  4. #6604dc

Monochromatic

  1. #460104
  2. #910309
  3. #dc040e
  4. #fb313b
  5. #fd7c82

Shades

#dc040e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc040e
  2. #c6040d
  3. #b0030b
  4. #9a030a
  5. #840208
  6. #6e0207
  7. #580206
  8. #420104
  9. #2c0103
  10. #160001
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc040e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc040e
  2. #e01d26
  3. #e3363e
  4. #e74f56
  5. #ea686e
  6. #ee8287
  7. #f19b9f
  8. #f5b4b7
  9. #f8cdcf
  10. #fce6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc040e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc040e
  2. #d31019
  3. #ca1d25
  4. #c02930
  5. #b7363c
  6. #ae4247
  7. #a54e52
  8. #9c5b5e
  9. #926769
  10. #897475
  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 #a55656 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5206 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04009 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26200 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0010 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc040e {
  color: #dc040e;
}
Background
.bg-dc040e {
  background-color: #dc040e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc040e {
  border: 2px solid #dc040e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc040e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 4 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc040e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc040e, #dc6604);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc040e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 4 14 / 0.35);
}

#d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 2.34 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.65 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.75 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.28 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.43 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.27 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.28 #23fbf1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Rosso Corsa
#dc040e  rgb(220, 4, 14)  hsl(357, 96%, 44%)  Rosso Corsa
#04dcd2  rgb(4, 220, 210)  hsl(177, 96%, 44%)  Turquoise
#0edc04  rgb(14, 220, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#040edc  rgb(4, 14, 220)  hsl(237, 96%, 44%)  Medium Blue