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#DC2F2D

#dc2f2d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2f2d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 18.43% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.64% magenta, 79.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 0.69°, with 71.43% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1744

Complementary

  1. #dc2f2d
  2. #2ddadc

Split complementary

  1. #dc2f2d
  2. #2ddc87
  3. #2d82dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2d82
  2. #dc2f2d
  3. #dc872d

Triadic

  1. #dc2f2d
  2. #2ddc2f
  3. #2f2ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2f2d
  2. #dadc2d
  3. #2ddadc
  4. #2f2ddc

Square

  1. #dc2f2d
  2. #82dc2d
  3. #2ddadc
  4. #872ddc

Monochromatic

  1. #601110
  2. #a21c1b
  3. #dc2f2d
  4. #e7706f
  5. #f2b1b0

Shades

#dc2f2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2f2d
  2. #c62a29
  3. #b02624
  4. #9a2120
  5. #841c1b
  6. #6e1817
  7. #581312
  8. #420e0e
  9. #2c0909
  10. #160505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2f2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2f2d
  2. #e04442
  3. #e35957
  4. #e76d6c
  5. #ea8281
  6. #ee9796
  7. #f1acab
  8. #f5c1c0
  9. #f8d5d5
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2f2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2f2d
  2. #d33735
  3. #ca3f3e
  4. #c04746
  5. #b74f4e
  6. #ae5857
  7. #a5605f
  8. #9c6867
  9. #92706f
  10. #897878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8605f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665c2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918125 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34e2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46a28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2f2d {
  color: #dc2f2d;
}
Background
.bg-dc2f2d {
  background-color: #dc2f2d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2f2d {
  border: 2px solid #dc2f2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2f2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 47 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2f2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2f2d, #dc872d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2f2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 47 45 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.51 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.59 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.53 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.84 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.84 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.20 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.82 #23d0d2 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc2f2d  rgb(220, 47, 45)  hsl(1, 71%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2ddadc  rgb(45, 218, 220)  hsl(181, 71%, 52%)  Dark Turquoise
#2ddc2f  rgb(45, 220, 47)  hsl(121, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2f2ddc  rgb(47, 45, 220)  hsl(241, 71%, 52%)  Blue