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#DD2425

#dd2425 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2425 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 14.12% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.71% magenta, 83.26% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 359.68°, with 73.12% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1677

Complementary

  1. #dd2425
  2. #24dddc

Split complementary

  1. #dd2425
  2. #24dd80
  3. #2481dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2481
  2. #dd2425
  3. #dd8024

Triadic

  1. #dd2425
  2. #25dd24
  3. #2425dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2425
  2. #dddc24
  3. #24dddc
  4. #2425dd

Square

  1. #dd2425
  2. #81dd24
  3. #24dddc
  4. #8024dd

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0e0e
  2. #9c1819
  3. #dd2425
  4. #e76667
  5. #f2a8a9

Shades

#dd2425 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2425
  2. #c72021
  3. #b11d1e
  4. #9b191a
  5. #851616
  6. #6f1213
  7. #580e0f
  8. #420b0b
  9. #2c0707
  10. #160404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2425 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2425
  2. #e03a3b
  3. #e45051
  4. #e76666
  5. #eb7c7c
  6. #ee9292
  7. #f1a7a8
  8. #f5bdbe
  9. #f8d3d3
  10. #fce9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2425 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2425
  2. #d42d2e
  3. #ca3637
  4. #c14040
  5. #b84949
  6. #af5253
  7. #a55b5c
  8. #9c6465
  9. #936e6e
  10. #897777
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85c5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635822 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f801a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34923 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4671f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2425 {
  color: #dd2425;
}
Background
.bg-dd2425 {
  background-color: #dd2425;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2425 {
  border: 2px solid #dd2425;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2425;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 36 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2425 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2425, #dd8024);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2425 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 36 37 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.68 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.03 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.90 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.96 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.05 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.72 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.72 #22dbda Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dd2425  rgb(221, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 73%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#24dddc  rgb(36, 221, 220)  hsl(180, 73%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#25dd24  rgb(37, 221, 36)  hsl(120, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2425dd  rgb(36, 37, 221)  hsl(240, 73%, 50%)  Blue