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#DC282F

#dc282f ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc282f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 15.69% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 78.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 357.67°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.1694

Complementary

  1. #dc282f
  2. #28dcd5

Split complementary

  1. #dc282f
  2. #28dc7b
  3. #2889dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2889
  2. #dc282f
  3. #dc7b28

Triadic

  1. #dc282f
  2. #2fdc28
  3. #282fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc282f
  2. #dcd528
  3. #28dcd5
  4. #282fdc

Square

  1. #dc282f
  2. #89dc28
  3. #28dcd5
  4. #7b28dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0f12
  2. #9e1a1f
  3. #dc282f
  4. #e76a6f
  5. #f1acae

Shades

#dc282f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc282f
  2. #c6242a
  3. #b02026
  4. #9a1c21
  5. #84181c
  6. #6e1418
  7. #581013
  8. #420c0e
  9. #2c0809
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc282f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc282f
  2. #e03e44
  3. #e35359
  4. #e7696d
  5. #ea7e82
  6. #ee9497
  7. #f1a9ac
  8. #f5bfc1
  9. #f8d4d5
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc282f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc282f
  2. #d33137
  3. #ca3a3f
  4. #c04247
  5. #b74b4f
  6. #ae5458
  7. #a55d60
  8. #9c6668
  9. #926e70
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75d5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635a2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8027 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24a2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3682a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc282f {
  color: #dc282f;
}
Background
.bg-dc282f {
  background-color: #dc282f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc282f {
  border: 2px solid #dc282f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc282f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 40 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc282f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc282f, #dc7b28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc282f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 40 47 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.30 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.86 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.43 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.65 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.33 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.98 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.98 #23d7d0 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc282f  rgb(220, 40, 47)  hsl(358, 72%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#28dcd5  rgb(40, 220, 213)  hsl(178, 72%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#2fdc28  rgb(47, 220, 40)  hsl(118, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#282fdc  rgb(40, 47, 220)  hsl(238, 72%, 51%)  Blue