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#DC383E

#dc383e ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc383e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 21.96% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.55% magenta, 71.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 357.8°, with 70.09% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1839

Complementary

  1. #dc383e
  2. #38dcd6

Split complementary

  1. #dc383e
  2. #38dc84
  3. #3890dc

Analogous

  1. #dc3890
  2. #dc383e
  3. #dc8438

Triadic

  1. #dc383e
  2. #3edc38
  3. #383edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc383e
  2. #dcd638
  3. #38dcd6
  4. #383edc

Square

  1. #dc383e
  2. #90dc38
  3. #38dcd6
  4. #8438dc

Monochromatic

  1. #691216
  2. #aa1e23
  3. #dc383e
  4. #e7797d
  5. #f3babc

Shades

#dc383e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc383e
  2. #c63238
  3. #b02d32
  4. #9a272b
  5. #842225
  6. #6e1c1f
  7. #581619
  8. #421113
  9. #2c0b0c
  10. #160606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc383e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc383e
  2. #e04c51
  3. #e36065
  4. #e77478
  5. #ea888b
  6. #ee9c9f
  7. #f1afb2
  8. #f5c3c5
  9. #f8d7d8
  10. #fcebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc383e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc383e
  2. #d33f45
  3. #ca464b
  4. #c04e52
  5. #b75558
  6. #ae5c5f
  7. #a56366
  8. #9c6a6c
  9. #927273
  10. #897979
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96465 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69603d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928438 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4533d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46d3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9173d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc383e {
  color: #dc383e;
}
Background
.bg-dc383e {
  background-color: #dc383e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc383e {
  border: 2px solid #dc383e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc383e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 56 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc383e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc383e, #dc8438);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc383e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 56 62 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.06 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.39 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.03 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.03 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.12 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.46 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.62 #23c7c1 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#dc383e  rgb(220, 56, 62)  hsl(358, 70%, 54%)  Persian Red
#38dcd6  rgb(56, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 70%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#3edc38  rgb(62, 220, 56)  hsl(118, 70%, 54%)  Malachite
#383edc  rgb(56, 62, 220)  hsl(238, 70%, 54%)  Ocean Blue