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#DE252E

#de252e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de252e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 14.51% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.33% magenta, 79.28% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 357.08°, with 73.71% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.07.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1705

Complementary

  1. #de252e
  2. #25ded5

Split complementary

  1. #de252e
  2. #25de78
  3. #258ade

Analogous

  1. #de258a
  2. #de252e
  3. #de7825

Triadic

  1. #de252e
  2. #2ede25
  3. #252ede

Tetradic

  1. #de252e
  2. #ded525
  3. #25ded5
  4. #252ede

Square

  1. #de252e
  2. #8ade25
  3. #25ded5
  4. #7825de

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0e12
  2. #9e181f
  3. #de252e
  4. #e8676e
  5. #f2aaad

Shades

#de252e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de252e
  2. #c82129
  3. #b21e25
  4. #9b1a20
  5. #85161c
  6. #6f1317
  7. #590f12
  8. #430b0e
  9. #2c0709
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#de252e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de252e
  2. #e13b43
  3. #e55158
  4. #e8666d
  5. #eb7c82
  6. #ef9297
  7. #f2a8ab
  8. #f5bec0
  9. #f8d3d5
  10. #fce9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de252e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de252e
  2. #d52e36
  3. #cb373e
  4. #c24047
  5. #b8494f
  6. #af5357
  7. #a65c5f
  8. #9c6567
  9. #936e70
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95d5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63592c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908125 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34a2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46829 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de252e {
  color: #de252e;
}
Background
.bg-de252e {
  background-color: #de252e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de252e {
  border: 2px solid #de252e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de252e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 37 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de252e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de252e, #de7825);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de252e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 37 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.07 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.19 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.45 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.63 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.44 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.92 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.92 #21dad1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#de252e  rgb(222, 37, 46)  hsl(357, 74%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#25ded5  rgb(37, 222, 213)  hsl(177, 74%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#2ede25  rgb(46, 222, 37)  hsl(117, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green
#252ede  rgb(37, 46, 222)  hsl(237, 74%, 51%)  Blue