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#DC111D

#dc111d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc111d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.27% magenta, 86.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 356.45°, 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 1.73.

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Relative luminance0.1571

Complementary

  1. #dc111d
  2. #11dcd0

Split complementary

  1. #dc111d
  2. #11dc6a
  3. #1183dc

Analogous

  1. #dc1183
  2. #dc111d
  3. #dc6a11

Triadic

  1. #dc111d
  2. #1ddc11
  3. #111ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc111d
  2. #dcd011
  3. #11dcd0
  4. #111ddc

Square

  1. #dc111d
  2. #83dc11
  3. #11dcd0
  4. #6a11dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4e060a
  2. #950c14
  3. #dc111d
  4. #f14953
  5. #f69096

Shades

#dc111d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc111d
  2. #c60f1a
  3. #b00e17
  4. #9a0c14
  5. #840a11
  6. #6e090f
  7. #58070c
  8. #420509
  9. #2c0306
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc111d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc111d
  2. #e02934
  3. #e3414a
  4. #e75861
  5. #ea7077
  6. #ee888e
  7. #f1a0a5
  8. #f5b8bb
  9. #f8cfd2
  10. #fce7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc111d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc111d
  2. #d31c27
  3. #ca2731
  4. #c0323b
  5. #b73d45
  6. #ae494f
  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 #a65859 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5419 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7d0c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0421b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26314 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc111d {
  color: #dc111d;
}
Background
.bg-dc111d {
  background-color: #dc111d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc111d {
  border: 2px solid #dc111d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc111d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 17 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc111d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc111d, #dc6a11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc111d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 17 29 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.73 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.91 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.04 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.53 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.30 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.42 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.43 #23eee2 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc111d  rgb(220, 17, 29)  hsl(356, 86%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#11dcd0  rgb(17, 220, 208)  hsl(176, 86%, 46%)  Turquoise
#1ddc11  rgb(29, 220, 17)  hsl(116, 86%, 46%)  Lime Green
#111ddc  rgb(17, 29, 220)  hsl(236, 86%, 46%)  Blue