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#DE112E

#de112e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#de112e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.34% magenta, 79.28% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 351.51°, with 85.77% saturation and 46.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.7.

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Relative luminance0.1613

Complementary

  1. #de112e
  2. #11dec1

Split complementary

  1. #de112e
  2. #11de5a
  3. #1194de

Analogous

  1. #de1194
  2. #de112e
  3. #de5a11

Triadic

  1. #de112e
  2. #2ede11
  3. #112ede

Tetradic

  1. #de112e
  2. #dec111
  3. #11dec1
  4. #112ede

Square

  1. #de112e
  2. #94de11
  3. #11dec1
  4. #5a11de

Monochromatic

  1. #500611
  2. #970c1f
  3. #de112e
  4. #f14a62
  5. #f791a0

Shades

#de112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de112e
  2. #c80f29
  3. #b20e25
  4. #9b0c20
  5. #850a1c
  6. #6f0917
  7. #590712
  8. #43050e
  9. #2c0309
  10. #160205
  11. #000000

Tints

#de112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de112e
  2. #e12943
  3. #e54158
  4. #e8586d
  5. #eb7082
  6. #ef8897
  7. #f2a0ab
  8. #f5b8c0
  9. #f8cfd5
  10. #fce7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de112e
  2. #d51c36
  3. #cb273e
  4. #c23247
  5. #b83d4f
  6. #af4957
  7. #a6545f
  8. #9c5f67
  9. #936a70
  10. #897578
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7595c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e552c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7e25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f50022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2432d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36429 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de112e {
  color: #de112e;
}
Background
.bg-de112e {
  background-color: #de112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de112e {
  border: 2px solid #de112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de112e, #de5a11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.70 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.10 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.26 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.71 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.05 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.02 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.45 #21eed1 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#de112e  rgb(222, 17, 46)  hsl(352, 86%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#11dec1  rgb(17, 222, 193)  hsl(172, 86%, 47%)  Turquoise
#2ede11  rgb(46, 222, 17)  hsl(112, 86%, 47%)  Lime Green
#112ede  rgb(17, 46, 222)  hsl(232, 86%, 47%)  Persian Blue