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#DC191C

#dc191c ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc191c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 9.8% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.64% magenta, 87.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 359.08°, with 79.59% saturation and 48.04% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.1599

Complementary

  1. #dc191c
  2. #19dcd9

Split complementary

  1. #dc191c
  2. #19dc78
  3. #197ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc197d
  2. #dc191c
  3. #dc7819

Triadic

  1. #dc191c
  2. #1cdc19
  3. #191cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc191c
  2. #dcd919
  3. #19dcd9
  4. #191cdc

Square

  1. #dc191c
  2. #7ddc19
  3. #19dcd9
  4. #7819dc

Monochromatic

  1. #53090b
  2. #971113
  3. #dc191c
  4. #ec5658
  5. #f49a9c

Shades

#dc191c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc191c
  2. #c61719
  3. #b01416
  4. #9a1214
  5. #840f11
  6. #6e0d0e
  7. #580a0b
  8. #420808
  9. #2c0506
  10. #160303
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc191c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc191c
  2. #e03033
  3. #e34749
  4. #e75e60
  5. #ea7577
  6. #ee8c8e
  7. #f1a3a4
  8. #f5babb
  9. #f8d1d2
  10. #fce8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc191c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc191c
  2. #d32326
  3. #ca2e30
  4. #c0383a
  5. #b74244
  6. #ae4d4e
  7. #a55758
  8. #9c6162
  9. #926b6c
  10. #897676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65959 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605518 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7e0b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1441a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26413 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc191c {
  color: #dc191c;
}
Background
.bg-dc191c {
  background-color: #dc191c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc191c {
  border: 2px solid #dc191c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc191c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 25 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc191c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc191c, #dc7819);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc191c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 25 28 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.19 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.48 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.61 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.02 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.08 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.73 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.75 #23e6e3 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc191c  rgb(220, 25, 28)  hsl(359, 80%, 48%)  Cadmium Red
#19dcd9  rgb(25, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 80%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise
#1cdc19  rgb(28, 220, 25)  hsl(119, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green
#191cdc  rgb(25, 28, 220)  hsl(239, 80%, 48%)  Blue