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#DD2B2F

#dd2b2f ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2b2f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 16.86% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.54% magenta, 78.73% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 358.65°, with 72.36% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.37.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1731

Complementary

  1. #dd2b2f
  2. #2bddd9

Split complementary

  1. #dd2b2f
  2. #2bdd80
  3. #2b88dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2b88
  2. #dd2b2f
  3. #dd802b

Triadic

  1. #dd2b2f
  2. #2fdd2b
  3. #2b2fdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2b2f
  2. #ddd92b
  3. #2bddd9
  4. #2b2fdd

Square

  1. #dd2b2f
  2. #88dd2b
  3. #2bddd9
  4. #802bdd

Monochromatic

  1. #600f11
  2. #a21a1d
  3. #dd2b2f
  4. #e86d70
  5. #f2afb0

Shades

#dd2b2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2b2f
  2. #c7272a
  3. #b12226
  4. #9b1e21
  5. #851a1c
  6. #6f1618
  7. #581113
  8. #420d0e
  9. #2c0909
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2b2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2b2f
  2. #e04044
  3. #e45559
  4. #e76b6d
  5. #eb8082
  6. #ee9597
  7. #f1aaac
  8. #f5bfc1
  9. #f8d5d5
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2b2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2b2f
  2. #d43437
  3. #ca3c3f
  4. #c14547
  5. #b84d4f
  6. #af5658
  7. #a55e60
  8. #9c6768
  9. #936f70
  10. #897878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85f5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655b2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908127 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34c2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4692a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb002f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2b2f {
  color: #dd2b2f;
}
Background
.bg-dd2b2f {
  background-color: #dd2b2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2b2f {
  border: 2px solid #dd2b2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2b2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 43 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2b2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2b2f, #dd802b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2b2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 43 47 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.37 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.21 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.23 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.89 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.41 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.41 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.70 #22d4d0 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dd2b2f  rgb(221, 43, 47)  hsl(359, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2bddd9  rgb(43, 221, 217)  hsl(179, 72%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#2fdd2b  rgb(47, 221, 43)  hsl(119, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2b2fdd  rgb(43, 47, 221)  hsl(239, 72%, 52%)  Blue