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#DC161B

#dc161b ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc161b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 8.63% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 87.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 358.48°, with 81.82% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.1587

Complementary

  1. #dc161b
  2. #16dcd7

Split complementary

  1. #dc161b
  2. #16dc74
  3. #167edc

Analogous

  1. #dc167e
  2. #dc161b
  3. #dc7416

Triadic

  1. #dc161b
  2. #1bdc16
  3. #161bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc161b
  2. #dcd716
  3. #16dcd7
  4. #161bdc

Square

  1. #dc161b
  2. #7edc16
  3. #16dcd7
  4. #7416dc

Monochromatic

  1. #51080a
  2. #960f12
  3. #dc161b
  4. #ee5155
  5. #f59699

Shades

#dc161b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc161b
  2. #c61418
  3. #b01216
  4. #9a0f13
  5. #840d10
  6. #6e0b0e
  7. #58090b
  8. #420708
  9. #2c0405
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc161b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc161b
  2. #e02d32
  3. #e34549
  4. #e75c5f
  5. #ea7376
  6. #ee8b8d
  7. #f1a2a4
  8. #f5b9bb
  9. #f8d0d1
  10. #fce8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc161b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc161b
  2. #d32125
  3. #ca2b2f
  4. #c03639
  5. #b74043
  6. #ae4b4e
  7. #a55658
  8. #9c6062
  9. #926b6c
  10. #897576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65859 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5417 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7d08 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14318 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26412 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc161b {
  color: #dc161b;
}
Background
.bg-dc161b {
  background-color: #dc161b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc161b {
  border: 2px solid #dc161b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc161b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 22 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc161b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc161b, #dc7416);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc161b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 22 27 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.21 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.63 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.51 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.89 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.06 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.59 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.81 #23e9e4 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc161b  rgb(220, 22, 27)  hsl(358, 82%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#16dcd7  rgb(22, 220, 215)  hsl(178, 82%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#1bdc16  rgb(27, 220, 22)  hsl(118, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green
#161bdc  rgb(22, 27, 220)  hsl(238, 82%, 47%)  Medium Blue