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#DC181F

#dc181f ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc181f 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 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.09% magenta, 85.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 357.86°, 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 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.1597

Complementary

  1. #dc181f
  2. #18dcd5

Split complementary

  1. #dc181f
  2. #18dc73
  3. #1881dc

Analogous

  1. #dc1881
  2. #dc181f
  3. #dc7318

Triadic

  1. #dc181f
  2. #1fdc18
  3. #181fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc181f
  2. #dcd518
  3. #18dcd5
  4. #181fdc

Square

  1. #dc181f
  2. #81dc18
  3. #18dcd5
  4. #7318dc

Monochromatic

  1. #52090c
  2. #971015
  3. #dc181f
  4. #ec545a
  5. #f4999c

Shades

#dc181f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc181f
  2. #c6161c
  3. #b01319
  4. #9a1116
  5. #840e13
  6. #6e0c10
  7. #580a0c
  8. #420709
  9. #2c0506
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc181f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc181f
  2. #e02f35
  3. #e3464c
  4. #e75d62
  5. #ea7479
  6. #ee8c8f
  7. #f1a3a5
  8. #f5babc
  9. #f8d1d2
  10. #fce8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc181f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc181f
  2. #d32229
  3. #ca2d32
  4. #c0373c
  5. #b74246
  6. #ae4c50
  7. #a55659
  8. #9c6163
  9. #926b6d
  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 #a6595a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60551b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7e10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1441d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26417 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea001f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc181f {
  color: #dc181f;
}
Background
.bg-dc181f {
  background-color: #dc181f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc181f {
  border: 2px solid #dc181f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc181f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 24 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc181f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc181f, #dc7318);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc181f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 24 31 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.64 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.62 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.26 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.57 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.26 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.53 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.71 #23e7e0 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc181f  rgb(220, 24, 31)  hsl(358, 80%, 48%)  Cadmium Red
#18dcd5  rgb(24, 220, 213)  hsl(178, 80%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise
#1fdc18  rgb(31, 220, 24)  hsl(118, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green
#181fdc  rgb(24, 31, 220)  hsl(238, 80%, 48%)  Blue