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#DC121C

#dc121c ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc121c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 7.06% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.82% magenta, 87.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 357.03°, with 84.87% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #dc121c
  2. #12dcd2

Split complementary

  1. #dc121c
  2. #12dc6d
  3. #1281dc

Analogous

  1. #dc1281
  2. #dc121c
  3. #dc6d12

Triadic

  1. #dc121c
  2. #1cdc12
  3. #121cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc121c
  2. #dcd212
  3. #12dcd2
  4. #121cdc

Square

  1. #dc121c
  2. #81dc12
  3. #12dcd2
  4. #6d12dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f060a
  2. #950c13
  3. #dc121c
  4. #f04a53
  5. #f69196

Shades

#dc121c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc121c
  2. #c61019
  3. #b00e16
  4. #9a0d14
  5. #840b11
  6. #6e090e
  7. #58070b
  8. #420508
  9. #2c0406
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc121c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc121c
  2. #e02a33
  3. #e34149
  4. #e75960
  5. #ea7177
  6. #ee898e
  7. #f1a0a4
  8. #f5b8bb
  9. #f8d0d2
  10. #fce7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc121c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc121c
  2. #d31d26
  3. #ca2830
  4. #c0333a
  5. #b73e44
  6. #ae494e
  7. #a55458
  8. #9c5f62
  9. #926a6c
  10. #897576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65859 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5418 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7d0a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1421a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26313 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc121c {
  color: #dc121c;
}
Background
.bg-dc121c {
  background-color: #dc121c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc121c {
  border: 2px solid #dc121c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc121c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 18 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc121c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc121c, #dc6d12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc121c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 18 28 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.91 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.83 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.18 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.71 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.11 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.44 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.58 #23ede3 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc121c  rgb(220, 18, 28)  hsl(357, 85%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#12dcd2  rgb(18, 220, 210)  hsl(177, 85%, 47%)  Turquoise
#1cdc12  rgb(28, 220, 18)  hsl(117, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green
#121cdc  rgb(18, 28, 220)  hsl(237, 85%, 47%)  Medium Blue