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#DC482B

#dc482b ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc482b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 28.24% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 80.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 9.83°, with 71.66% saturation and 51.57% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.2002

Complementary

  1. #dc482b
  2. #2bbfdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc482b
  2. #2bdca1
  3. #2b67dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2b67
  2. #dc482b
  3. #dca12b

Triadic

  1. #dc482b
  2. #2bdc48
  3. #482bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc482b
  2. #bfdc2b
  3. #2bbfdc
  4. #482bdc

Square

  1. #dc482b
  2. #67dc2b
  3. #2bbfdc
  4. #a12bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #5e1d10
  2. #a0301a
  3. #dc482b
  4. #e7816d
  5. #f2b9ae

Shades

#dc482b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc482b
  2. #c64127
  3. #b03a22
  4. #9a321e
  5. #842b1a
  6. #6e2416
  7. #581d11
  8. #42160d
  9. #2c0e09
  10. #160704
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc482b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc482b
  2. #e05a40
  3. #e36d55
  4. #e77f6b
  5. #ea9180
  6. #eea495
  7. #f1b6aa
  8. #f5c8bf
  9. #f8dad5
  10. #fcedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc482b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc482b
  2. #d34e34
  3. #ca533c
  4. #c05945
  5. #b75e4d
  6. #ae6456
  7. #a56a5e
  8. #9c6f67
  9. #92756f
  10. #897a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6b65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736726 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988824 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f21643 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a85c28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b77327 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea313a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc482b {
  color: #dc482b;
}
Background
.bg-dc482b {
  background-color: #dc482b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc482b {
  border: 2px solid #dc482b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc482b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 72 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc482b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc482b, #dca12b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc482b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 72 43 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.30 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.30 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.97 #e25822 Flame ΔE 6.05 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 6.21 #ff0000 Red ΔE 6.24 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 6.27 #23b7d4 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#dc482b  rgb(220, 72, 43)  hsl(10, 72%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#2bbfdc  rgb(43, 191, 220)  hsl(190, 72%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#2bdc48  rgb(43, 220, 72)  hsl(130, 72%, 52%)  Malachite
#482bdc  rgb(72, 43, 220)  hsl(250, 72%, 52%)  Han Purple