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#DC2A2D

#dc2a2d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2a2d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 16.47% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.91% magenta, 79.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 358.99°, with 71.77% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1706

Complementary

  1. #dc2a2d
  2. #2adcd9

Split complementary

  1. #dc2a2d
  2. #2adc80
  3. #2a86dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2a86
  2. #dc2a2d
  3. #dc802a

Triadic

  1. #dc2a2d
  2. #2ddc2a
  3. #2a2ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2a2d
  2. #dcd92a
  3. #2adcd9
  4. #2a2ddc

Square

  1. #dc2a2d
  2. #86dc2a
  3. #2adcd9
  4. #802adc

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0f11
  2. #9f1a1c
  3. #dc2a2d
  4. #e76c6e
  5. #f2adaf

Shades

#dc2a2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2a2d
  2. #c62629
  3. #b02224
  4. #9a1d20
  5. #84191b
  6. #6e1517
  7. #581112
  8. #420d0e
  9. #2c0809
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2a2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2a2d
  2. #e03f42
  3. #e35557
  4. #e76a6c
  5. #ea7f81
  6. #ee9596
  7. #f1aaab
  8. #f5bfc0
  9. #f8d4d5
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2a2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2a2d
  2. #d33335
  3. #ca3b3e
  4. #c04446
  5. #b74c4e
  6. #ae5557
  7. #a55e5f
  8. #9c6667
  9. #926f6f
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75e5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645a2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908024 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24b2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36828 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2a2d {
  color: #dc2a2d;
}
Background
.bg-dc2a2d {
  background-color: #dc2a2d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2a2d {
  border: 2px solid #dc2a2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2a2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 42 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2a2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2a2d, #dc802a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2a2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 42 45 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.12 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.02 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.12 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.64 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.35 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.53 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.53 #23d5d2 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc2a2d  rgb(220, 42, 45)  hsl(359, 72%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2adcd9  rgb(42, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 72%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#2ddc2a  rgb(45, 220, 42)  hsl(119, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#2a2ddc  rgb(42, 45, 220)  hsl(239, 72%, 51%)  Blue