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#DC181E

#dc181e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc181e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.09% magenta, 86.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 358.16°, 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 1.8.

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Relative luminance0.1596

Complementary

  1. #dc181e
  2. #18dcd6

Split complementary

  1. #dc181e
  2. #18dc74
  3. #1880dc

Analogous

  1. #dc1880
  2. #dc181e
  3. #dc7418

Triadic

  1. #dc181e
  2. #1edc18
  3. #181edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc181e
  2. #dcd618
  3. #18dcd6
  4. #181edc

Square

  1. #dc181e
  2. #80dc18
  3. #18dcd6
  4. #7418dc

Monochromatic

  1. #52090b
  2. #971015
  3. #dc181e
  4. #ec5459
  5. #f4999c

Shades

#dc181e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc181e
  2. #c6161b
  3. #b01318
  4. #9a1115
  5. #840e12
  6. #6e0c0f
  7. #580a0c
  8. #420709
  9. #2c0506
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc181e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc181e
  2. #e02f35
  3. #e3464b
  4. #e75d62
  5. #ea7478
  6. #ee8c8f
  7. #f1a3a5
  8. #f5babc
  9. #f8d1d2
  10. #fce8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc181e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc181e
  2. #d32228
  3. #ca2d32
  4. #c0373b
  5. #b74245
  6. #ae4c4f
  7. #a55659
  8. #9c6163
  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 #60551a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7e0e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1441c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26416 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea001f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc181e {
  color: #dc181e;
}
Background
.bg-dc181e {
  background-color: #dc181e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc181e {
  border: 2px solid #dc181e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc181e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 24 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc181e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc181e, #dc7418);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc181e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 24 30 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.80 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.57 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.35 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.72 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.36 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.41 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.69 #23e7e1 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc181e  rgb(220, 24, 30)  hsl(358, 80%, 48%)  Cadmium Red
#18dcd6  rgb(24, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 80%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise
#1edc18  rgb(30, 220, 24)  hsl(118, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green
#181edc  rgb(24, 30, 220)  hsl(238, 80%, 48%)  Blue