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#DC2F30

#dc2f30 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2f30 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 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.64% magenta, 78.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 359.65°, with 71.19% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.1746

Complementary

  1. #dc2f30
  2. #2fdcdb

Split complementary

  1. #dc2f30
  2. #2fdc84
  3. #2f87dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2f87
  2. #dc2f30
  3. #dc842f

Triadic

  1. #dc2f30
  2. #30dc2f
  3. #2f30dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2f30
  2. #dcdb2f
  3. #2fdcdb
  4. #2f30dc

Square

  1. #dc2f30
  2. #87dc2f
  3. #2fdcdb
  4. #842fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #621011
  2. #a31b1c
  3. #dc2f30
  4. #e77071
  5. #f2b2b2

Shades

#dc2f30 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2f30
  2. #c62a2b
  3. #b02626
  4. #9a2122
  5. #841c1d
  6. #6e1818
  7. #581313
  8. #420e0e
  9. #2c090a
  10. #160505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2f30 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2f30
  2. #e04445
  3. #e35959
  4. #e76d6e
  5. #ea8283
  6. #ee9798
  7. #f1acac
  8. #f5c1c1
  9. #f8d5d6
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2f30 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2f30
  2. #d33738
  3. #ca3f40
  4. #c04748
  5. #b74f50
  6. #ae5858
  7. #a56060
  8. #9c6868
  9. #927070
  10. #897878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86060 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665c2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908128 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34e2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46a2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2f30 {
  color: #dc2f30;
}
Background
.bg-dc2f30 {
  background-color: #dc2f30;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2f30 {
  border: 2px solid #dc2f30;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2f30;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 47 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2f30 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2f30, #dc842f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2f30 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 47 48 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.67 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.21 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.22 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.07 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.09 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.09 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.91 #23d0cf Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dc2f30  rgb(220, 47, 48)  hsl(360, 71%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2fdcdb  rgb(47, 220, 219)  hsl(180, 71%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#30dc2f  rgb(48, 220, 47)  hsl(120, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2f30dc  rgb(47, 48, 220)  hsl(240, 71%, 52%)  Blue