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#DC111B

#dc111b ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc111b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 6.67% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.27% magenta, 87.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 357.04°, with 85.65% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.157

Complementary

  1. #dc111b
  2. #11dcd2

Split complementary

  1. #dc111b
  2. #11dc6c
  3. #1181dc

Analogous

  1. #dc1181
  2. #dc111b
  3. #dc6c11

Triadic

  1. #dc111b
  2. #1bdc11
  3. #111bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc111b
  2. #dcd211
  3. #11dcd2
  4. #111bdc

Square

  1. #dc111b
  2. #81dc11
  3. #11dcd2
  4. #6c11dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4e060a
  2. #950c12
  3. #dc111b
  4. #f14951
  5. #f69095

Shades

#dc111b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc111b
  2. #c60f18
  3. #b00e16
  4. #9a0c13
  5. #840a10
  6. #6e090e
  7. #58070b
  8. #420508
  9. #2c0305
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc111b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc111b
  2. #e02932
  3. #e34149
  4. #e7585f
  5. #ea7076
  6. #ee888d
  7. #f1a0a4
  8. #f5b8bb
  9. #f8cfd1
  10. #fce7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc111b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc111b
  2. #d31c25
  3. #ca272f
  4. #c03239
  5. #b73d43
  6. #ae494e
  7. #a55458
  8. #9c5f62
  9. #926a6c
  10. #897576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65758 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5317 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7d08 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04219 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26311 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc111b {
  color: #dc111b;
}
Background
.bg-dc111b {
  background-color: #dc111b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc111b {
  border: 2px solid #dc111b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc111b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 17 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc111b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc111b, #dc6c11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc111b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 17 27 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.05 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.86 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.24 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.82 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.95 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.40 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.71 #23eee4 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc111b  rgb(220, 17, 27)  hsl(357, 86%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#11dcd2  rgb(17, 220, 210)  hsl(177, 86%, 46%)  Turquoise
#1bdc11  rgb(27, 220, 17)  hsl(117, 86%, 46%)  Lime Green
#111bdc  rgb(17, 27, 220)  hsl(237, 86%, 46%)  Medium Blue