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#DC181D

#dc181d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc181d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 9.41% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.09% magenta, 86.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 358.47°, with 80.33% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.1596

Complementary

  1. #dc181d
  2. #18dcd7

Split complementary

  1. #dc181d
  2. #18dc75
  3. #187fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc187f
  2. #dc181d
  3. #dc7518

Triadic

  1. #dc181d
  2. #1ddc18
  3. #181ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc181d
  2. #dcd718
  3. #18dcd7
  4. #181ddc

Square

  1. #dc181d
  2. #7fdc18
  3. #18dcd7
  4. #7518dc

Monochromatic

  1. #52090b
  2. #971014
  3. #dc181d
  4. #ec5458
  5. #f4999b

Shades

#dc181d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc181d
  2. #c6161a
  3. #b01317
  4. #9a1114
  5. #840e11
  6. #6e0c0f
  7. #580a0c
  8. #420709
  9. #2c0506
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc181d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc181d
  2. #e02f34
  3. #e3464a
  4. #e75d61
  5. #ea7477
  6. #ee8c8e
  7. #f1a3a5
  8. #f5babb
  9. #f8d1d2
  10. #fce8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc181d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc181d
  2. #d32227
  3. #ca2d31
  4. #c0373b
  5. #b74245
  6. #ae4c4f
  7. #a55658
  8. #9c6162
  9. #926b6c
  10. #897676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65959 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605519 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7e0c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1441b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26414 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc181d {
  color: #dc181d;
}
Background
.bg-dc181d {
  background-color: #dc181d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc181d {
  border: 2px solid #dc181d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc181d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 24 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc181d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc181d, #dc7518);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc181d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 24 29 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.97 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.54 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.44 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.87 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.19 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.56 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.68 #23e7e2 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc181d  rgb(220, 24, 29)  hsl(358, 80%, 48%)  Cadmium Red
#18dcd7  rgb(24, 220, 215)  hsl(178, 80%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise
#1ddc18  rgb(29, 220, 24)  hsl(118, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green
#181ddc  rgb(24, 29, 220)  hsl(238, 80%, 48%)  Blue