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#DC2D24

#dc2d24 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2d24 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 17.65% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.55% magenta, 83.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 2.93°, with 72.44% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1722

Complementary

  1. #dc2d24
  2. #24d3dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc2d24
  2. #24dc89
  3. #2477dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2477
  2. #dc2d24
  3. #dc8924

Triadic

  1. #dc2d24
  2. #24dc2d
  3. #2d24dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2d24
  2. #d3dc24
  3. #24d3dc
  4. #2d24dc

Square

  1. #dc2d24
  2. #77dc24
  3. #24d3dc
  4. #8924dc

Monochromatic

  1. #59120e
  2. #9b1f19
  3. #dc2d24
  4. #e76c66
  5. #f1aca8

Shades

#dc2d24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2d24
  2. #c62920
  3. #b0241d
  4. #9a2019
  5. #841b16
  6. #6e1712
  7. #58120e
  8. #420e0b
  9. #2c0907
  10. #160504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2d24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2d24
  2. #e0423a
  3. #e35750
  4. #e76c66
  5. #ea817c
  6. #ee9692
  7. #f1aba7
  8. #f5c0bd
  9. #f8d5d3
  10. #fceae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2d24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2d24
  2. #d3352d
  3. #ca3e36
  4. #c04640
  5. #b74e49
  6. #ae5752
  7. #a55f5b
  8. #9c6764
  9. #926f6e
  10. #897877
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85f5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665b20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918119 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34c22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4691e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2d24 {
  color: #dc2d24;
}
Background
.bg-dc2d24 {
  background-color: #dc2d24;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2d24 {
  border: 2px solid #dc2d24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2d24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 45 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2d24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2d24, #dc8924);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2d24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 45 36 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.67 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.89 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.06 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.06 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.69 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.88 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.93 #23d2db Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Lust
#dc2d24  rgb(220, 45, 36)  hsl(3, 72%, 50%)  Lust
#24d3dc  rgb(36, 211, 220)  hsl(183, 72%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#24dc2d  rgb(36, 220, 45)  hsl(123, 72%, 50%)  Malachite
#2d24dc  rgb(45, 36, 220)  hsl(243, 72%, 50%)  Blue