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#DD2E35

#dd2e35 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2e35 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.19% magenta, 76.02% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 357.6°, 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1758

Complementary

  1. #dd2e35
  2. #2eddd6

Split complementary

  1. #dd2e35
  2. #2edd7e
  3. #2e8cdd

Analogous

  1. #dd2e8c
  2. #dd2e35
  3. #dd7e2e

Triadic

  1. #dd2e35
  2. #35dd2e
  3. #2e35dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2e35
  2. #ddd62e
  3. #2eddd6
  4. #2e35dd

Square

  1. #dd2e35
  2. #8cdd2e
  3. #2eddd6
  4. #7e2edd

Monochromatic

  1. #621013
  2. #a41b20
  3. #dd2e35
  4. #e87075
  5. #f2b2b4

Shades

#dd2e35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2e35
  2. #c72930
  3. #b1252a
  4. #9b2025
  5. #851c20
  6. #6f171b
  7. #581215
  8. #420e10
  9. #2c090b
  10. #160505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2e35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2e35
  2. #e04349
  3. #e4585d
  4. #e76d72
  5. #eb8286
  6. #ee979a
  7. #f1abae
  8. #f5c0c2
  9. #f8d5d7
  10. #fceaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2e35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2e35
  2. #d4363d
  3. #ca3e44
  4. #c1474c
  5. #b84f53
  6. #af575b
  7. #a55f62
  8. #9c676a
  9. #937071
  10. #897879
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665c33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90822e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34e34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46a31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2e35 {
  color: #dd2e35;
}
Background
.bg-dd2e35 {
  background-color: #dd2e35;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2e35 {
  border: 2px solid #dd2e35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2e35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 46 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2e35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2e35, #dd7e2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2e35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 46 53 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.21 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.35 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.28 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.37 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.55 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.76 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.76 #22d1ca Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#dd2e35  rgb(221, 46, 53)  hsl(358, 72%, 52%)  Persian Red
#2eddd6  rgb(46, 221, 214)  hsl(178, 72%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#35dd2e  rgb(53, 221, 46)  hsl(118, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2e35dd  rgb(46, 53, 221)  hsl(238, 72%, 52%)  Persian Blue