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#DC2E25

#dc2e25 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2e25 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 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.09% magenta, 83.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 2.95°, with 72.33% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.173

Complementary

  1. #dc2e25
  2. #25d3dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc2e25
  2. #25dc89
  3. #2577dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2577
  2. #dc2e25
  3. #dc8925

Triadic

  1. #dc2e25
  2. #25dc2e
  3. #2e25dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2e25
  2. #d3dc25
  3. #25d3dc
  4. #2e25dc

Square

  1. #dc2e25
  2. #77dc25
  3. #25d3dc
  4. #8925dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5a120e
  2. #9c1f19
  3. #dc2e25
  4. #e76d67
  5. #f1aca9

Shades

#dc2e25 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2e25
  2. #c62921
  3. #b0251e
  4. #9a201a
  5. #841c16
  6. #6e1713
  7. #58120f
  8. #420e0b
  9. #2c0907
  10. #160504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2e25 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2e25
  2. #e0433b
  3. #e35851
  4. #e76d66
  5. #ea827c
  6. #ee9792
  7. #f1aba8
  8. #f5c0be
  9. #f8d5d3
  10. #fceae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2e25 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2e25
  2. #d3362e
  3. #ca3e37
  4. #c04740
  5. #b74f49
  6. #ae5753
  7. #a55f5c
  8. #9c6765
  9. #92706e
  10. #897877
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85f5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665b21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91811a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34d23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46a1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2e25 {
  color: #dc2e25;
}
Background
.bg-dc2e25 {
  background-color: #dc2e25;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2e25 {
  border: 2px solid #dc2e25;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2e25;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 46 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2e25 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2e25, #dc8925);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2e25 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 46 37 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.68 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.91 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.92 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.92 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.63 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.89 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.99 #23d1da Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Lust
#dc2e25  rgb(220, 46, 37)  hsl(3, 72%, 50%)  Lust
#25d3dc  rgb(37, 211, 220)  hsl(183, 72%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#25dc2e  rgb(37, 220, 46)  hsl(123, 72%, 50%)  Malachite
#2e25dc  rgb(46, 37, 220)  hsl(243, 72%, 50%)  Blue