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#DD151D

#dd151d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dd151d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 8.24% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.5% magenta, 86.88% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 357.6°, with 82.64% saturation and 47.45% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.16

Complementary

  1. #dd151d
  2. #15ddd5

Split complementary

  1. #dd151d
  2. #15dd71
  3. #1581dd

Analogous

  1. #dd1581
  2. #dd151d
  3. #dd7115

Triadic

  1. #dd151d
  2. #1ddd15
  3. #151ddd

Tetradic

  1. #dd151d
  2. #ddd515
  3. #15ddd5
  4. #151ddd

Square

  1. #dd151d
  2. #81dd15
  3. #15ddd5
  4. #7115dd

Monochromatic

  1. #51080b
  2. #970e14
  3. #dd151d
  4. #ee5056
  5. #f5969a

Shades

#dd151d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd151d
  2. #c7131a
  3. #b11117
  4. #9b0f14
  5. #850d11
  6. #6f0b0f
  7. #58080c
  8. #420609
  9. #2c0406
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd151d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd151d
  2. #e02c34
  3. #e4444a
  4. #e75b61
  5. #eb7377
  6. #ee8a8e
  7. #f1a1a5
  8. #f5b9bb
  9. #f8d0d2
  10. #fce8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd151d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd151d
  2. #d42027
  3. #ca2a31
  4. #c1353b
  5. #b84045
  6. #af4b4f
  7. #a55558
  8. #9c6062
  9. #936b6c
  10. #897576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75959 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5519 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7e0c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1431b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36414 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd151d {
  color: #dd151d;
}
Background
.bg-dd151d {
  background-color: #dd151d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd151d {
  border: 2px solid #dd151d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd151d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 21 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd151d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd151d, #dd7115);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd151d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 21 29 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.78 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.50 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.46 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.87 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.31 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.59 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.77 #22eae2 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dd151d  rgb(221, 21, 29)  hsl(358, 83%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#15ddd5  rgb(21, 221, 213)  hsl(178, 83%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise
#1ddd15  rgb(29, 221, 21)  hsl(118, 83%, 47%)  Lime Green
#151ddd  rgb(21, 29, 221)  hsl(238, 83%, 47%)  Blue