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#DD232B

#dd232b ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd232b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 13.73% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.16% magenta, 80.54% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 357.42°, with 73.23% saturation and 50.2% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.1675

Complementary

  1. #dd232b
  2. #23ddd5

Split complementary

  1. #dd232b
  2. #23dd78
  3. #2388dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2388
  2. #dd232b
  3. #dd7823

Triadic

  1. #dd232b
  2. #2bdd23
  3. #232bdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd232b
  2. #ddd523
  3. #23ddd5
  4. #232bdd

Square

  1. #dd232b
  2. #88dd23
  3. #23ddd5
  4. #7823dd

Monochromatic

  1. #590e11
  2. #9b181e
  3. #dd232b
  4. #e7656b
  5. #f1a8ab

Shades

#dd232b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd232b
  2. #c72027
  3. #b11c22
  4. #9b191e
  5. #85151a
  6. #6f1216
  7. #580e11
  8. #420b0d
  9. #2c0709
  10. #160404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd232b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd232b
  2. #e03940
  3. #e44f55
  4. #e7656b
  5. #eb7b80
  6. #ee9195
  7. #f1a7aa
  8. #f5bdbf
  9. #f8d3d5
  10. #fce9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd232b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd232b
  2. #d42c34
  3. #ca363c
  4. #c13f45
  5. #b8484d
  6. #af5256
  7. #a55b5e
  8. #9c6467
  9. #936d6f
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85c5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625829 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8021 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2492a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46726 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd232b {
  color: #dd232b;
}
Background
.bg-dd232b {
  background-color: #dd232b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd232b {
  border: 2px solid #dd232b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd232b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 35 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd232b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd232b, #dd7823);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd232b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 35 43 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.64 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.13 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.16 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.33 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.97 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.06 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.06 #22dcd4 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dd232b  rgb(221, 35, 43)  hsl(357, 73%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#23ddd5  rgb(35, 221, 213)  hsl(177, 73%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#2bdd23  rgb(43, 221, 35)  hsl(117, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green
#232bdd  rgb(35, 43, 221)  hsl(237, 73%, 50%)  Blue