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#DD2A2C

#dd2a2c ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2a2c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 16.47% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 80.09% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 359.33°, with 72.47% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1721

Complementary

  1. #dd2a2c
  2. #2adddb

Split complementary

  1. #dd2a2c
  2. #2add82
  3. #2a86dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2a86
  2. #dd2a2c
  3. #dd822a

Triadic

  1. #dd2a2c
  2. #2cdd2a
  3. #2a2cdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2a2c
  2. #dddb2a
  3. #2adddb
  4. #2a2cdd

Square

  1. #dd2a2c
  2. #86dd2a
  3. #2adddb
  4. #822add

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0f10
  2. #a11a1b
  3. #dd2a2c
  4. #e86c6d
  5. #f2aeaf

Shades

#dd2a2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2a2c
  2. #c72628
  3. #b12223
  4. #9b1d1f
  5. #85191a
  6. #6f1516
  7. #581112
  8. #420d0d
  9. #2c0809
  10. #160404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2a2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2a2c
  2. #e03f41
  3. #e45556
  4. #e76a6b
  5. #eb7f80
  6. #ee9596
  7. #f1aaab
  8. #f5bfc0
  9. #f8d4d5
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2a2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2a2c
  2. #d43334
  3. #ca3b3d
  4. #c14445
  5. #b84c4e
  6. #af5556
  7. #a55e5e
  8. #9c6667
  9. #936f6f
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85e5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655b29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908123 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34c2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46927 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2a2c {
  color: #dd2a2c;
}
Background
.bg-dd2a2c {
  background-color: #dd2a2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2a2c {
  border: 2px solid #dd2a2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2a2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 42 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2a2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2a2c, #dd822a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2a2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 42 44 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.06 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.68 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.42 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.90 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.29 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.29 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.51 #22d5d3 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dd2a2c  rgb(221, 42, 44)  hsl(359, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2adddb  rgb(42, 221, 219)  hsl(179, 72%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#2cdd2a  rgb(44, 221, 42)  hsl(119, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2a2cdd  rgb(42, 44, 221)  hsl(239, 72%, 52%)  Blue