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#DC4A2D

#dc4a2d ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc4a2d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 29.02% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.36% magenta, 79.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 9.94°, with 71.43% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.203

Complementary

  1. #dc4a2d
  2. #2dbfdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc4a2d
  2. #2ddca1
  3. #2d68dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2d68
  2. #dc4a2d
  3. #dca12d

Triadic

  1. #dc4a2d
  2. #2ddc4a
  3. #4a2ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc4a2d
  2. #bfdc2d
  3. #2dbfdc
  4. #4a2ddc

Square

  1. #dc4a2d
  2. #68dc2d
  3. #2dbfdc
  4. #a12ddc

Monochromatic

  1. #601d10
  2. #a2311b
  3. #dc4a2d
  4. #e7836f
  5. #f2bbb0

Shades

#dc4a2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc4a2d
  2. #c64329
  3. #b03b24
  4. #9a3420
  5. #842c1b
  6. #6e2517
  7. #581e12
  8. #42160e
  9. #2c0f09
  10. #160705
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc4a2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc4a2d
  2. #e05c42
  3. #e36e57
  4. #e7806c
  5. #ea9281
  6. #eea596
  7. #f1b7ab
  8. #f5c9c0
  9. #f8dbd5
  10. #fcedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc4a2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc4a2d
  2. #d34f35
  3. #ca553e
  4. #c05a46
  5. #b7604e
  6. #ae6557
  7. #a56a5f
  8. #9c7067
  9. #92756f
  10. #897b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6c66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746828 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988827 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f21c45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a85d2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b77429 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea343c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc4a2d {
  color: #dc4a2d;
}
Background
.bg-dc4a2d {
  background-color: #dc4a2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc4a2d {
  border: 2px solid #dc4a2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc4a2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 74 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc4a2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc4a2d, #dca12d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc4a2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 74 45 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.27 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.27 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.24 #e25822 Flame ΔE 5.91 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 6.36 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 6.37 #ff0000 Red ΔE 6.41 #23b5d2 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#dc4a2d  rgb(220, 74, 45)  hsl(10, 71%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#2dbfdc  rgb(45, 191, 220)  hsl(190, 71%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#2ddc4a  rgb(45, 220, 74)  hsl(130, 71%, 52%)  Malachite
#4a2ddc  rgb(74, 45, 220)  hsl(250, 71%, 52%)  Han Purple