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#DD2C2E

#dd2c2e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2c2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 17.25% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.09% magenta, 79.19% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 359.32°, with 72.24% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1737

Complementary

  1. #dd2c2e
  2. #2cdddb

Split complementary

  1. #dd2c2e
  2. #2cdd82
  3. #2c87dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2c87
  2. #dd2c2e
  3. #dd822c

Triadic

  1. #dd2c2e
  2. #2edd2c
  3. #2c2edd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2c2e
  2. #dddb2c
  3. #2cdddb
  4. #2c2edd

Square

  1. #dd2c2e
  2. #87dd2c
  3. #2cdddb
  4. #822cdd

Monochromatic

  1. #601010
  2. #a21a1c
  3. #dd2c2e
  4. #e86e6f
  5. #f2b0b1

Shades

#dd2c2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2c2e
  2. #c72829
  3. #b12325
  4. #9b1f20
  5. #851a1c
  6. #6f1617
  7. #581212
  8. #420d0e
  9. #2c0909
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2c2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2c2e
  2. #e04143
  3. #e45658
  4. #e76b6d
  5. #eb8082
  6. #ee9697
  7. #f1abab
  8. #f5c0c0
  9. #f8d5d5
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2c2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2c2e
  2. #d43436
  3. #ca3d3e
  4. #c14547
  5. #b84e4f
  6. #af5657
  7. #a55e5f
  8. #9c6767
  9. #936f70
  10. #897878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85f5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655b2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918126 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34d2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46929 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb002f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2c2e {
  color: #dd2c2e;
}
Background
.bg-dd2c2e {
  background-color: #dd2c2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2c2e {
  border: 2px solid #dd2c2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2c2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 44 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2c2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2c2e, #dd822c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2c2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 44 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.33 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.92 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.36 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.01 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.17 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.17 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.74 #22d3d1 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dd2c2e  rgb(221, 44, 46)  hsl(359, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2cdddb  rgb(44, 221, 219)  hsl(179, 72%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#2edd2c  rgb(46, 221, 44)  hsl(119, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2c2edd  rgb(44, 46, 221)  hsl(239, 72%, 52%)  Blue