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#DD2829

#dd2829 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2829 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 15.69% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.9% magenta, 81.45% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 359.67°, with 72.69% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.84.

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Relative luminance0.1705

Complementary

  1. #dd2829
  2. #28dddc

Split complementary

  1. #dd2829
  2. #28dd82
  3. #2884dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2884
  2. #dd2829
  3. #dd8228

Triadic

  1. #dd2829
  2. #29dd28
  3. #2829dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2829
  2. #dddc28
  3. #28dddc
  4. #2829dd

Square

  1. #dd2829
  2. #84dd28
  3. #28dddc
  4. #8228dd

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0f0f
  2. #9f191a
  3. #dd2829
  4. #e76a6b
  5. #f2acad

Shades

#dd2829 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2829
  2. #c72425
  3. #b12021
  4. #9b1c1d
  5. #851819
  6. #6f1415
  7. #581010
  8. #420c0c
  9. #2c0808
  10. #160404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2829 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2829
  2. #e03e3e
  3. #e45354
  4. #e76969
  5. #eb7e7f
  6. #ee9494
  7. #f1a9a9
  8. #f5bfbf
  9. #f8d4d4
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2829 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2829
  2. #d43132
  3. #ca3a3a
  4. #c14243
  5. #b84b4c
  6. #af5455
  7. #a55d5d
  8. #9c6666
  9. #936e6f
  10. #897777
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85e5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645a26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90811f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34b27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46823 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2829 {
  color: #dd2829;
}
Background
.bg-dd2829 {
  background-color: #dd2829;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2829 {
  border: 2px solid #dd2829;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2829;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 40 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2829 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2829, #dd8228);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2829 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 40 41 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.84 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.29 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.65 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.90 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.31 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.38 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.38 #22d7d6 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dd2829  rgb(221, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 73%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#28dddc  rgb(40, 221, 220)  hsl(180, 73%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#29dd28  rgb(41, 221, 40)  hsl(120, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#2829dd  rgb(40, 41, 221)  hsl(240, 73%, 51%)  Blue