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#DC4E2C

#dc4e2c ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc4e2c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 30.59% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.55% magenta, 80% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 11.59°, with 71.54% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.2085

Complementary

  1. #dc4e2c
  2. #2cbadc

Split complementary

  1. #dc4e2c
  2. #2cdca6
  3. #2c62dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2c62
  2. #dc4e2c
  3. #dca62c

Triadic

  1. #dc4e2c
  2. #2cdc4e
  3. #4e2cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc4e2c
  2. #badc2c
  3. #2cbadc
  4. #4e2cdc

Square

  1. #dc4e2c
  2. #62dc2c
  3. #2cbadc
  4. #a62cdc

Monochromatic

  1. #5f1f10
  2. #a1351b
  3. #dc4e2c
  4. #e7856e
  5. #f2bcaf

Shades

#dc4e2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc4e2c
  2. #c64628
  3. #b03e23
  4. #9a371f
  5. #842f1a
  6. #6e2716
  7. #581f12
  8. #42170d
  9. #2c1009
  10. #160804
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc4e2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc4e2c
  2. #e06041
  3. #e37156
  4. #e7836b
  5. #ea9580
  6. #eea796
  7. #f1b8ab
  8. #f5cac0
  9. #f8dcd5
  10. #fcedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc4e2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc4e2c
  2. #d35334
  3. #ca583d
  4. #c05d45
  5. #b7624e
  6. #ae6756
  7. #a56c5e
  8. #9c7167
  9. #92766f
  10. #897b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac6e67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #776a27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8a26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f22547 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a96029 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b87628 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea393e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc4e2c {
  color: #dc4e2c;
}
Background
.bg-dc4e2c {
  background-color: #dc4e2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc4e2c {
  border: 2px solid #dc4e2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc4e2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 78 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc4e2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc4e2c, #dca62c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc4e2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 78 44 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.38 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.38 #e25822 Flame ΔE 4.68 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 6.22 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 6.24 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.32 #e62020 Lust ΔE 6.35 #23b1d3 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#dc4e2c  rgb(220, 78, 44)  hsl(12, 72%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#2cbadc  rgb(44, 186, 220)  hsl(192, 72%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#2cdc4e  rgb(44, 220, 78)  hsl(132, 72%, 52%)  Malachite
#4e2cdc  rgb(78, 44, 220)  hsl(252, 72%, 52%)  Han Purple