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#DD0C19

#dd0c19 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dd0c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.57% magenta, 88.69% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 356.27°, with 89.7% saturation and 45.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1571

Complementary

  1. #dd0c19
  2. #0cddd0

Split complementary

  1. #dd0c19
  2. #0cdd68
  3. #0c82dd

Analogous

  1. #dd0c82
  2. #dd0c19
  3. #dd680c

Triadic

  1. #dd0c19
  2. #19dd0c
  3. #0c19dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd0c19
  2. #ddd00c
  3. #0cddd0
  4. #0c19dd

Square

  1. #dd0c19
  2. #82dd0c
  3. #0cddd0
  4. #680cdd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0409
  2. #940811
  3. #dd0c19
  4. #f5414c
  5. #f98990

Shades

#dd0c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd0c19
  2. #c70b17
  3. #b10a14
  4. #9b0812
  5. #85070f
  6. #6f060d
  7. #58050a
  8. #420408
  9. #2c0205
  10. #160103
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd0c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd0c19
  2. #e02430
  3. #e43d47
  4. #e7555e
  5. #eb6d75
  6. #ee868c
  7. #f19ea3
  8. #f5b6ba
  9. #f8ced1
  10. #fce7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd0c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd0c19
  2. #d41823
  3. #ca232e
  4. #c12f38
  5. #b83a42
  6. #af464d
  7. #a55257
  8. #9c5d61
  9. #93696b
  10. #897476
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65758 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5314 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7d03 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14116 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3630e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd0c19 {
  color: #dd0c19;
}
Background
.bg-dd0c19 {
  background-color: #dd0c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd0c19 {
  border: 2px solid #dd0c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd0c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 90% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd0c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd0c19, #dd680c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd0c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.19 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.83 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.43 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.78 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.09 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.47 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.01 #22f3e6 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dd0c19  rgb(221, 12, 25)  hsl(356, 90%, 46%)  Cadmium Red
#0cddd0  rgb(12, 221, 208)  hsl(176, 90%, 46%)  Turquoise
#19dd0c  rgb(25, 221, 12)  hsl(116, 90%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0c19dd  rgb(12, 25, 221)  hsl(236, 90%, 46%)  Medium Blue