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#DC3136

#dc3136 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc3136 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 19.22% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.73% magenta, 75.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 358.25°, with 70.95% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1768

Complementary

  1. #dc3136
  2. #31dcd7

Split complementary

  1. #dc3136
  2. #31dc82
  3. #318bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc318b
  2. #dc3136
  3. #dc8231

Triadic

  1. #dc3136
  2. #36dc31
  3. #3136dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc3136
  2. #dcd731
  3. #31dcd7
  4. #3136dc

Square

  1. #dc3136
  2. #8bdc31
  3. #31dcd7
  4. #8231dc

Monochromatic

  1. #631113
  2. #a51c20
  3. #dc3136
  4. #e77276
  5. #f2b4b6

Shades

#dc3136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc3136
  2. #c62c31
  3. #b0272b
  4. #9a2226
  5. #841d20
  6. #6e191b
  7. #581416
  8. #420f10
  9. #2c0a0b
  10. #160505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc3136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc3136
  2. #e0464a
  3. #e35a5e
  4. #e76f72
  5. #ea8386
  6. #ee989b
  7. #f1adaf
  8. #f5c1c3
  9. #f8d6d7
  10. #fceaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc3136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc3136
  2. #d3393d
  3. #ca4145
  4. #c0494c
  5. #b75154
  6. #ae595b
  7. #a56062
  8. #9c686a
  9. #927071
  10. #897879
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86161 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665d34 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90822f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34f35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46b32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc3136 {
  color: #dc3136;
}
Background
.bg-dc3136 {
  background-color: #dc3136;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc3136 {
  border: 2px solid #dc3136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc3136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 49 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc3136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc3136, #dc8231);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc3136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 49 54 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.17 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.56 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.39 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.43 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.61 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.61 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.69 #23cec9 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#dc3136  rgb(220, 49, 54)  hsl(358, 71%, 53%)  Persian Red
#31dcd7  rgb(49, 220, 215)  hsl(178, 71%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#36dc31  rgb(54, 220, 49)  hsl(118, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green
#3136dc  rgb(49, 54, 220)  hsl(238, 71%, 53%)  Persian Blue