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#DC4E2F

#dc4e2f ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc4e2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.55% magenta, 78.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 10.75°, with 71.19% saturation and 52.35% 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 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.2087

Complementary

  1. #dc4e2f
  2. #2fbddc

Split complementary

  1. #dc4e2f
  2. #2fdca4
  3. #2f66dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2f66
  2. #dc4e2f
  3. #dca42f

Triadic

  1. #dc4e2f
  2. #2fdc4e
  3. #4e2fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc4e2f
  2. #bddc2f
  3. #2fbddc
  4. #4e2fdc

Square

  1. #dc4e2f
  2. #66dc2f
  3. #2fbddc
  4. #a42fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #621f10
  2. #a3341b
  3. #dc4e2f
  4. #e78670
  5. #f2bdb2

Shades

#dc4e2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc4e2f
  2. #c6462a
  3. #b03e26
  4. #9a3721
  5. #842f1c
  6. #6e2718
  7. #581f13
  8. #42170e
  9. #2c1009
  10. #160805
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc4e2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc4e2f
  2. #e06044
  3. #e37159
  4. #e7836d
  5. #ea9582
  6. #eea797
  7. #f1b8ac
  8. #f5cac1
  9. #f8dcd5
  10. #fcedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc4e2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc4e2f
  2. #d35337
  3. #ca583f
  4. #c05d47
  5. #b7624f
  6. #ae6758
  7. #a56c60
  8. #9c7168
  9. #927670
  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 #776a2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8a29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f22648 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9602c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8762c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea3a3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc4e2f {
  color: #dc4e2f;
}
Background
.bg-dc4e2f {
  background-color: #dc4e2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc4e2f {
  border: 2px solid #dc4e2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc4e2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 78 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc4e2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc4e2f, #dca42f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc4e2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 78 47 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.76 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.76 #e25822 Flame ΔE 5.26 #e62020 Lust ΔE 6.03 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 6.43 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 6.44 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 6.64 #23b1d0 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#dc4e2f  rgb(220, 78, 47)  hsl(11, 71%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#2fbddc  rgb(47, 189, 220)  hsl(191, 71%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#2fdc4e  rgb(47, 220, 78)  hsl(131, 71%, 52%)  Malachite
#4e2fdc  rgb(78, 47, 220)  hsl(251, 71%, 52%)  Han Purple