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#DD2F34

#dd2f34 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2f34 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 18.43% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.73% magenta, 76.47% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 358.28°, with 71.9% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 3.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1765

Complementary

  1. #dd2f34
  2. #2fddd8

Split complementary

  1. #dd2f34
  2. #2fdd81
  3. #2f8bdd

Analogous

  1. #dd2f8b
  2. #dd2f34
  3. #dd812f

Triadic

  1. #dd2f34
  2. #34dd2f
  3. #2f34dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2f34
  2. #ddd82f
  3. #2fddd8
  4. #2f34dd

Square

  1. #dd2f34
  2. #8bdd2f
  3. #2fddd8
  4. #812fdd

Monochromatic

  1. #631013
  2. #a51b1f
  3. #dd2f34
  4. #e87174
  5. #f2b3b4

Shades

#dd2f34 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2f34
  2. #c72a2f
  3. #b1262a
  4. #9b2124
  5. #851c1f
  6. #6f181a
  7. #581315
  8. #420e10
  9. #2c090a
  10. #160505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2f34 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2f34
  2. #e04448
  3. #e4595d
  4. #e76d71
  5. #eb8285
  6. #ee979a
  7. #f1acae
  8. #f5c1c2
  9. #f8d5d6
  10. #fceaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2f34 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2f34
  2. #d4373c
  3. #ca3f43
  4. #c1474b
  5. #b84f52
  6. #af585a
  7. #a56062
  8. #9c6869
  9. #937071
  10. #897878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665d32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91822d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44e33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46a30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2f34 {
  color: #dd2f34;
}
Background
.bg-dd2f34 {
  background-color: #dd2f34;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2f34 {
  border: 2px solid #dd2f34;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2f34;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 47 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2f34 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2f34, #dd812f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2f34 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 47 52 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.20 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.25 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.03 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.31 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.45 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.45 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.93 #22d0cb Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dd2f34  rgb(221, 47, 52)  hsl(358, 72%, 53%)  Cadmium Red
#2fddd8  rgb(47, 221, 216)  hsl(178, 72%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#34dd2f  rgb(52, 221, 47)  hsl(118, 72%, 53%)  Malachite
#2f34dd  rgb(47, 52, 221)  hsl(238, 72%, 53%)  Persian Blue