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#DC0B1D

#dc0b1d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc0b1d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 4.31% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 86.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 354.83°, with 90.48% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.65.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #dc0b1d
  2. #0bdcca

Split complementary

  1. #dc0b1d
  2. #0bdc61
  3. #0b85dc

Analogous

  1. #dc0b85
  2. #dc0b1d
  3. #dc610b

Triadic

  1. #dc0b1d
  2. #1ddc0b
  3. #0b1ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc0b1d
  2. #dcca0b
  3. #0bdcca
  4. #0b1ddc

Square

  1. #dc0b1d
  2. #85dc0b
  3. #0bdcca
  4. #610bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #4a040a
  2. #930713
  3. #dc0b1d
  4. #f53e4e
  5. #f98791

Shades

#dc0b1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc0b1d
  2. #c60a1a
  3. #b00917
  4. #9a0814
  5. #840711
  6. #6e060f
  7. #58040c
  8. #420309
  9. #2c0206
  10. #160103
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc0b1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc0b1d
  2. #e02334
  3. #e33c4a
  4. #e75461
  5. #ea6d77
  6. #ee858e
  7. #f19da5
  8. #f5b6bb
  9. #f8ced2
  10. #fce7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc0b1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc0b1d
  2. #d31727
  3. #ca2231
  4. #c02e3b
  5. #b73a45
  6. #ae464f
  7. #a55158
  8. #9c5d62
  9. #92696c
  10. #897476
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65758 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5319 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7c0c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0411b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26214 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea001a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc0b1d {
  color: #dc0b1d;
}
Background
.bg-dc0b1d {
  background-color: #dc0b1d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc0b1d {
  border: 2px solid #dc0b1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc0b1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 11 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc0b1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc0b1d, #dc610b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc0b1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 11 29 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.65 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.81 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.17 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.33 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.29 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.35 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.40 #23f4e2 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc0b1d  rgb(220, 11, 29)  hsl(355, 90%, 45%)  Cadmium Red
#0bdcca  rgb(11, 220, 202)  hsl(175, 90%, 45%)  Turquoise
#1ddc0b  rgb(29, 220, 11)  hsl(115, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0b1ddc  rgb(11, 29, 220)  hsl(235, 90%, 45%)  Medium Blue