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#DC0B2A

#dc0b2a ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc0b2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 80.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 351.1°, 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1562

Complementary

  1. #dc0b2a
  2. #0bdcbd

Split complementary

  1. #dc0b2a
  2. #0bdc54
  3. #0b92dc

Analogous

  1. #dc0b92
  2. #dc0b2a
  3. #dc540b

Triadic

  1. #dc0b2a
  2. #2adc0b
  3. #0b2adc

Tetradic

  1. #dc0b2a
  2. #dcbd0b
  3. #0bdcbd
  4. #0b2adc

Square

  1. #dc0b2a
  2. #92dc0b
  3. #0bdcbd
  4. #540bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #4a040e
  2. #93071c
  3. #dc0b2a
  4. #f53e59
  5. #f98798

Shades

#dc0b2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc0b2a
  2. #c60a26
  3. #b00922
  4. #9a081d
  5. #840719
  6. #6e0615
  7. #580411
  8. #42030d
  9. #2c0208
  10. #160104
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc0b2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc0b2a
  2. #e0233f
  3. #e33c55
  4. #e7546a
  5. #ea6d7f
  6. #ee8595
  7. #f19daa
  8. #f5b6bf
  9. #f8ced4
  10. #fce7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc0b2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc0b2a
  2. #d31733
  3. #ca223b
  4. #c02e44
  5. #b73a4c
  6. #ae4655
  7. #a5515e
  8. #9c5d66
  9. #92696f
  10. #897477
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6575a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5328 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7d20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04129 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26324 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc0b2a {
  color: #dc0b2a;
}
Background
.bg-dc0b2a {
  background-color: #dc0b2a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc0b2a {
  border: 2px solid #dc0b2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc0b2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 11 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc0b2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc0b2a, #dc540b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc0b2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 11 42 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.31 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.45 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.14 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.19 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.37 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.84 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.57 #23f4d5 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc0b2a  rgb(220, 11, 42)  hsl(351, 90%, 45%)  Cadmium Red
#0bdcbd  rgb(11, 220, 189)  hsl(171, 90%, 45%)  Turquoise
#2adc0b  rgb(42, 220, 11)  hsl(111, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0b2adc  rgb(11, 42, 220)  hsl(231, 90%, 45%)  Blue