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#DD112E

#dd112e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dd112e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 79.19% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 351.47°, with 85.71% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.1597

Complementary

  1. #dd112e
  2. #11ddc0

Split complementary

  1. #dd112e
  2. #11dd5a
  3. #1194dd

Analogous

  1. #dd1194
  2. #dd112e
  3. #dd5a11

Triadic

  1. #dd112e
  2. #2edd11
  3. #112edd

Tetradic

  1. #dd112e
  2. #ddc011
  3. #11ddc0
  4. #112edd

Square

  1. #dd112e
  2. #94dd11
  3. #11ddc0
  4. #5a11dd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0610
  2. #960c1f
  3. #dd112e
  4. #f14961
  5. #f6919f

Shades

#dd112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd112e
  2. #c70f29
  3. #b10e25
  4. #9b0c20
  5. #850a1c
  6. #6f0917
  7. #580712
  8. #42050e
  9. #2c0309
  10. #160205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd112e
  2. #e02943
  3. #e44158
  4. #e7586d
  5. #eb7082
  6. #ee8897
  7. #f1a0ab
  8. #f5b8c0
  9. #f8cfd5
  10. #fce7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd112e
  2. #d41c36
  3. #ca273e
  4. #c13247
  5. #b83d4f
  6. #af4957
  7. #a5545f
  8. #9c5f67
  9. #936a70
  10. #897578
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7585c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d552c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7e25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1432d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26429 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd112e {
  color: #dd112e;
}
Background
.bg-dd112e {
  background-color: #dd112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd112e {
  border: 2px solid #dd112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd112e, #dd5a11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.82 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.94 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.16 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.63 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.92 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.18 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.33 #22eed1 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dd112e  rgb(221, 17, 46)  hsl(351, 86%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#11ddc0  rgb(17, 221, 192)  hsl(171, 86%, 47%)  Turquoise
#2edd11  rgb(46, 221, 17)  hsl(111, 86%, 47%)  Lime Green
#112edd  rgb(17, 46, 221)  hsl(231, 86%, 47%)  Persian Blue