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#DD2E23

#dd2e23 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2e23 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 18.04% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.19% magenta, 84.16% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 3.55°, with 73.23% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.55.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1745

Complementary

  1. #dd2e23
  2. #23d2dd

Split complementary

  1. #dd2e23
  2. #23dd8b
  3. #2375dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2375
  2. #dd2e23
  3. #dd8b23

Triadic

  1. #dd2e23
  2. #23dd2e
  3. #2e23dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2e23
  2. #d2dd23
  3. #23d2dd
  4. #2e23dd

Square

  1. #dd2e23
  2. #75dd23
  3. #23d2dd
  4. #8b23dd

Monochromatic

  1. #59120e
  2. #9b2018
  3. #dd2e23
  4. #e76d65
  5. #f1aca8

Shades

#dd2e23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2e23
  2. #c72920
  3. #b1251c
  4. #9b2019
  5. #851c15
  6. #6f1712
  7. #58120e
  8. #420e0b
  9. #2c0907
  10. #160504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2e23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2e23
  2. #e04339
  3. #e4584f
  4. #e76d65
  5. #eb827b
  6. #ee9791
  7. #f1aba7
  8. #f5c0bd
  9. #f8d5d3
  10. #fceae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2e23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2e23
  2. #d4362c
  3. #ca3e36
  4. #c1473f
  5. #b84f48
  6. #af5752
  7. #a55f5b
  8. #9c6764
  9. #93706d
  10. #897877
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85f5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #675c1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918218 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44d21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56a1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2e23 {
  color: #dd2e23;
}
Background
.bg-dd2e23 {
  background-color: #dd2e23;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2e23 {
  border: 2px solid #dd2e23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2e23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 46 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2e23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2e23, #dd8b23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2e23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 46 35 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.55 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.23 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.88 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.88 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.12 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.33 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.33 #22d1dc Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Lust
#dd2e23  rgb(221, 46, 35)  hsl(4, 73%, 50%)  Lust
#23d2dd  rgb(35, 210, 221)  hsl(184, 73%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#23dd2e  rgb(35, 221, 46)  hsl(124, 73%, 50%)  Malachite
#2e23dd  rgb(46, 35, 221)  hsl(244, 73%, 50%)  Blue