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#DC545E

#dc545e ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc545e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 32.94% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.82% magenta, 57.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 355.59°, with 66.02% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.2236

Complementary

  1. #dc545e
  2. #54dcd2

Split complementary

  1. #dc545e
  2. #54dc8e
  3. #54a2dc

Analogous

  1. #dc54a2
  2. #dc545e
  3. #dc8e54

Triadic

  1. #dc545e
  2. #5edc54
  3. #545edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc545e
  2. #dcd254
  3. #54dcd2
  4. #545edc

Square

  1. #dc545e
  2. #a2dc54
  3. #54dcd2
  4. #8e54dc

Monochromatic

  1. #7d1a21
  2. #bd2732
  3. #dc545e
  4. #e9949a
  5. #f6d3d6

Shades

#dc545e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc545e
  2. #c64c55
  3. #b0434b
  4. #9a3b42
  5. #843238
  6. #6e2a2f
  7. #582226
  8. #42191c
  9. #2c1113
  10. #160809
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc545e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc545e
  2. #e0656e
  3. #e3767e
  4. #e7878e
  5. #ea989e
  6. #eeaaaf
  7. #f1bbbf
  8. #f5cccf
  9. #f8dddf
  10. #fceeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc545e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc545e
  2. #d35861
  3. #ca5d65
  4. #c06168
  5. #b7666c
  6. #ae6a6f
  7. #a56e72
  8. #9c7376
  9. #927779
  10. #897c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad7275 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75705e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988d5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f03a58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8665e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b77a5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8465b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc545e {
  color: #dc545e;
}
Background
.bg-dc545e {
  background-color: #dc545e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc545e {
  border: 2px solid #dc545e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc545e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 84 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc545e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc545e, #dc8e54);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc545e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 84 94 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 3.24 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.63 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.82 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.19 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.92 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.94 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.98 #23aba1 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#dc545e  rgb(220, 84, 94)  hsl(356, 66%, 60%)  Indian Red
#54dcd2  rgb(84, 220, 210)  hsl(176, 66%, 60%)  Turquoise
#5edc54  rgb(94, 220, 84)  hsl(116, 66%, 60%)  Malachite
#545edc  rgb(84, 94, 220)  hsl(236, 66%, 60%)  Slate Blue