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#DC343A

#dc343a ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc343a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 20.39% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.36% magenta, 73.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 357.86°, with 70.59% saturation and 53.33% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1798

Complementary

  1. #dc343a
  2. #34dcd6

Split complementary

  1. #dc343a
  2. #34dc82
  3. #348edc

Analogous

  1. #dc348e
  2. #dc343a
  3. #dc8234

Triadic

  1. #dc343a
  2. #3adc34
  3. #343adc

Tetradic

  1. #dc343a
  2. #dcd634
  3. #34dcd6
  4. #343adc

Square

  1. #dc343a
  2. #8edc34
  3. #34dcd6
  4. #8234dc

Monochromatic

  1. #651114
  2. #a71d22
  3. #dc343a
  4. #e77579
  5. #f2b6b9

Shades

#dc343a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc343a
  2. #c62f34
  3. #b02a2e
  4. #9a2429
  5. #841f23
  6. #6e1a1d
  7. #581517
  8. #421011
  9. #2c0a0c
  10. #160506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc343a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc343a
  2. #e0484e
  3. #e35d61
  4. #e77175
  5. #ea8589
  6. #ee9a9d
  7. #f1aeb0
  8. #f5c2c4
  9. #f8d6d8
  10. #fcebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc343a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc343a
  2. #d33c41
  3. #ca4348
  4. #c04b4f
  5. #b75256
  6. #ae5a5d
  7. #a56264
  8. #9c696b
  9. #927172
  10. #897879
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86263 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #675e38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918334 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a35139 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46c36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0a39 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc343a {
  color: #dc343a;
}
Background
.bg-dc343a {
  background-color: #dc343a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc343a {
  border: 2px solid #dc343a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc343a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 52 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc343a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc343a, #dc8234);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc343a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 52 58 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.52 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.32 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.36 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.85 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.85 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.93 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.15 #23cbc5 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#dc343a  rgb(220, 52, 58)  hsl(358, 71%, 53%)  Persian Red
#34dcd6  rgb(52, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 71%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#3adc34  rgb(58, 220, 52)  hsl(118, 71%, 53%)  Malachite
#343adc  rgb(52, 58, 220)  hsl(238, 71%, 53%)  Persian Blue