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#DC232E

#dc232e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc232e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 13.73% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.09% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 356.43°, with 72.55% saturation and 50% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #dc232e
  2. #23dcd1

Split complementary

  1. #dc232e
  2. #23dc74
  3. #238bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc238b
  2. #dc232e
  3. #dc7423

Triadic

  1. #dc232e
  2. #2edc23
  3. #232edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc232e
  2. #dcd123
  3. #23dcd1
  4. #232edc

Square

  1. #dc232e
  2. #8bdc23
  3. #23dcd1
  4. #7423dc

Monochromatic

  1. #580e12
  2. #9a1820
  3. #dc232e
  4. #e7656d
  5. #f1a7ab

Shades

#dc232e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc232e
  2. #c62029
  3. #b01c25
  4. #9a1920
  5. #84151c
  6. #6e1217
  7. #580e12
  8. #420b0e
  9. #2c0709
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc232e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc232e
  2. #e03943
  3. #e34f58
  4. #e7656d
  5. #ea7b82
  6. #ee9197
  7. #f1a7ab
  8. #f5bdc0
  9. #f8d3d5
  10. #fce9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc232e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc232e
  2. #d32c36
  3. #ca363e
  4. #c03f47
  5. #b7484f
  6. #ae5257
  7. #a55b5f
  8. #9c6467
  9. #926d70
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75c5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62582c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7f25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2482d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36729 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc232e {
  color: #dc232e;
}
Background
.bg-dc232e {
  background-color: #dc232e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc232e {
  border: 2px solid #dc232e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc232e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 35 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc232e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc232e, #dc7423);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc232e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 35 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.17 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.78 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.10 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.92 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.01 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.76 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.50 #23dcd1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc232e  rgb(220, 35, 46)  hsl(356, 73%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#23dcd1  rgb(35, 220, 209)  hsl(176, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#2edc23  rgb(46, 220, 35)  hsl(116, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green
#232edc  rgb(35, 46, 220)  hsl(236, 73%, 50%)  Blue