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#DC4940

#dc4940 ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc4940 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 28.63% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.82% magenta, 70.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 3.46°, with 69.03% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.2035

Complementary

  1. #dc4940
  2. #40d3dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc4940
  2. #40dc97
  3. #4085dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4085
  2. #dc4940
  3. #dc9740

Triadic

  1. #dc4940
  2. #40dc49
  3. #4940dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc4940
  2. #d3dc40
  3. #40d3dc
  4. #4940dc

Square

  1. #dc4940
  2. #85dc40
  3. #40d3dc
  4. #9740dc

Monochromatic

  1. #6f1a14
  2. #af2820
  3. #dc4940
  4. #e88781
  5. #f4c4c1

Shades

#dc4940 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc4940
  2. #c6423a
  3. #b03a33
  4. #9a332d
  5. #842c26
  6. #6e2520
  7. #581d1a
  8. #421613
  9. #2c0f0d
  10. #160706
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc4940 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc4940
  2. #e05b53
  3. #e36d66
  4. #e78079
  5. #ea928c
  6. #eea4a0
  7. #f1b6b3
  8. #f5c8c6
  9. #f8dbd9
  10. #fcedec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc4940 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc4940
  2. #d34f46
  3. #ca544d
  4. #c05a53
  5. #b75f5a
  6. #ae6560
  7. #a56a66
  8. #9c706d
  9. #927573
  10. #897b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6c69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72683e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97883b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f21f48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a75d3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7743d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e93445 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc4940 {
  color: #dc4940;
}
Background
.bg-dc4940 {
  background-color: #dc4940;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc4940 {
  border: 2px solid #dc4940;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc4940;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 73 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc4940 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc4940, #dc9740);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc4940 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 73 64 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 2.57 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 2.57 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.62 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.79 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.06 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.56 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.56 #23b6bf Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#dc4940  rgb(220, 73, 64)  hsl(3, 69%, 56%)  Cinnabar
#40d3dc  rgb(64, 211, 220)  hsl(183, 69%, 56%)  Dark Turquoise
#40dc49  rgb(64, 220, 73)  hsl(123, 69%, 56%)  Malachite
#4940dc  rgb(73, 64, 220)  hsl(243, 69%, 56%)  Iris