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#DD3333

#dd3333 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd3333 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 20% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.92% magenta, 76.92% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 71.43% saturation and 53.33% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1798

Complementary

  1. #dd3333
  2. #33dddd

Split complementary

  1. #dd3333
  2. #33dd88
  3. #3388dd

Analogous

  1. #dd3388
  2. #dd3333
  3. #dd8833

Triadic

  1. #dd3333
  2. #33dd33
  3. #3333dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd3333
  2. #dddd33
  3. #33dddd
  4. #3333dd

Square

  1. #dd3333
  2. #88dd33
  3. #33dddd
  4. #8833dd

Monochromatic

  1. #661111
  2. #a81c1c
  3. #dd3333
  4. #e87575
  5. #f3b6b6

Shades

#dd3333 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd3333
  2. #c72e2e
  3. #b12929
  4. #9b2424
  5. #851f1f
  6. #6f1a1a
  7. #581414
  8. #420f0f
  9. #2c0a0a
  10. #160505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd3333 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd3333
  2. #e04747
  3. #e45c5c
  4. #e77070
  5. #eb8585
  6. #ee9999
  7. #f1adad
  8. #f5c2c2
  9. #f8d6d6
  10. #fcebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd3333 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd3333
  2. #d43b3b
  3. #ca4242
  4. #c14a4a
  5. #b85252
  6. #af5a5a
  7. #a56161
  8. #9c6969
  9. #937171
  10. #897878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96262 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685e31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92832c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a45032 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56c2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0235 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd3333 {
  color: #dd3333;
}
Background
.bg-dd3333 {
  background-color: #dd3333;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd3333 {
  border: 2px solid #dd3333;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd3333;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 51 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd3333 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd3333, #dd8833);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd3333 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 51 51 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.25 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.46 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.59 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.64 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.64 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.68 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.44 #22cccc Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#dd3333  rgb(221, 51, 51)  hsl(0, 71%, 53%)  Cadmium Red
#33dddd  rgb(51, 221, 221)  hsl(180, 71%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#33dd33  rgb(51, 221, 51)  hsl(120, 71%, 53%)  Malachite
#3333dd  rgb(51, 51, 221)  hsl(240, 71%, 53%)  Han Purple