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#DD2E2E

#dd2e2e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2e2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.19% magenta, 79.19% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.1752

Complementary

  1. #dd2e2e
  2. #2edddd

Split complementary

  1. #dd2e2e
  2. #2edd85
  3. #2e85dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2e85
  2. #dd2e2e
  3. #dd852e

Triadic

  1. #dd2e2e
  2. #2edd2e
  3. #2e2edd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2e2e
  2. #dddd2e
  3. #2edddd
  4. #2e2edd

Square

  1. #dd2e2e
  2. #85dd2e
  3. #2edddd
  4. #852edd

Monochromatic

  1. #621010
  2. #a41b1b
  3. #dd2e2e
  4. #e87070
  5. #f2b2b2

Shades

#dd2e2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2e2e
  2. #c72929
  3. #b12525
  4. #9b2020
  5. #851c1c
  6. #6f1717
  7. #581212
  8. #420e0e
  9. #2c0909
  10. #160505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2e2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2e2e
  2. #e04343
  3. #e45858
  4. #e76d6d
  5. #eb8282
  6. #ee9797
  7. #f1abab
  8. #f5c0c0
  9. #f8d5d5
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2e2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2e2e
  2. #d43636
  3. #ca3e3e
  4. #c14747
  5. #b84f4f
  6. #af5757
  7. #a55f5f
  8. #9c6767
  9. #937070
  10. #897878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96060 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665c2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44d2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46a29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2e2e {
  color: #dd2e2e;
}
Background
.bg-dd2e2e {
  background-color: #dd2e2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2e2e {
  border: 2px solid #dd2e2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2e2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 46 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2e2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2e2e, #dd852e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2e2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 46 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.48 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.75 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.52 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.89 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.89 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.23 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.92 #22d1d1 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dd2e2e  rgb(221, 46, 46)  hsl(0, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2edddd  rgb(46, 221, 221)  hsl(180, 72%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#2edd2e  rgb(46, 221, 46)  hsl(120, 72%, 52%)  Malachite
#2e2edd  rgb(46, 46, 221)  hsl(240, 72%, 52%)  Blue