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#DC2E1F

#dc2e1f ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2e1f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 18.04% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.09% magenta, 85.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 4.76°, with 75.3% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1727

Complementary

  1. #dc2e1f
  2. #1fcddc

Split complementary

  1. #dc2e1f
  2. #1fdc8d
  3. #1f6fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc1f6f
  2. #dc2e1f
  3. #dc8d1f

Triadic

  1. #dc2e1f
  2. #1fdc2e
  3. #2e1fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2e1f
  2. #cddc1f
  3. #1fcddc
  4. #2e1fdc

Square

  1. #dc2e1f
  2. #6fdc1f
  3. #1fcddc
  4. #8d1fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #56120c
  2. #992016
  3. #dc2e1f
  4. #e86a5f
  5. #f2a8a2

Shades

#dc2e1f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2e1f
  2. #c6291c
  3. #b02519
  4. #9a2016
  5. #841c13
  6. #6e1710
  7. #58120c
  8. #420e09
  9. #2c0906
  10. #160503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2e1f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2e1f
  2. #e04335
  3. #e3584c
  4. #e76d62
  5. #ea8279
  6. #ee978f
  7. #f1aba5
  8. #f5c0bc
  9. #f8d5d2
  10. #fceae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2e1f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2e1f
  2. #d33629
  3. #ca3e32
  4. #c0473c
  5. #b74f46
  6. #ae5750
  7. #a55f59
  8. #9c6763
  9. #92706d
  10. #897876
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85f5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #675b1a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918112 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34d1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46918 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2e1f {
  color: #dc2e1f;
}
Background
.bg-dc2e1f {
  background-color: #dc2e1f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2e1f {
  border: 2px solid #dc2e1f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2e1f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 46 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2e1f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2e1f, #dc8d1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2e1f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 46 31 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 2.01 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.80 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.35 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.35 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.79 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.55 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.65 #23d1e0 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Lust
#dc2e1f  rgb(220, 46, 31)  hsl(5, 75%, 49%)  Lust
#1fcddc  rgb(31, 205, 220)  hsl(185, 75%, 49%)  Dark Turquoise
#1fdc2e  rgb(31, 220, 46)  hsl(125, 75%, 49%)  Malachite
#2e1fdc  rgb(46, 31, 220)  hsl(245, 75%, 49%)  Blue