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#DE262B

#de262b ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de262b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 14.9% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.88% magenta, 80.63% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 358.37°, with 73.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.75.

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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #de262b
  2. #26ded9

Split complementary

  1. #de262b
  2. #26de7d
  3. #2687de

Analogous

  1. #de2687
  2. #de262b
  3. #de7d26

Triadic

  1. #de262b
  2. #2bde26
  3. #262bde

Tetradic

  1. #de262b
  2. #ded926
  3. #26ded9
  4. #262bde

Square

  1. #de262b
  2. #87de26
  3. #26ded9
  4. #7d26de

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0e10
  2. #9f181c
  3. #de262b
  4. #e8686c
  5. #f2abad

Shades

#de262b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de262b
  2. #c82227
  3. #b21e22
  4. #9b1b1e
  5. #85171a
  6. #6f1316
  7. #590f11
  8. #430b0d
  9. #2c0809
  10. #160404
  11. #000000

Tints

#de262b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de262b
  2. #e13c40
  3. #e55155
  4. #e8676b
  5. #eb7d80
  6. #ef9395
  7. #f2a8aa
  8. #f5bebf
  9. #f8d4d5
  10. #fce9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de262b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de262b
  2. #d52f34
  3. #cb383c
  4. #c24145
  5. #b84a4d
  6. #af5356
  7. #a65c5e
  8. #9c6567
  9. #936e6f
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95d5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645a28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908122 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34a29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56826 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de262b {
  color: #de262b;
}
Background
.bg-de262b {
  background-color: #de262b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de262b {
  border: 2px solid #de262b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de262b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 38 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de262b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de262b, #de7d26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de262b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 38 43 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.75 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.70 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.47 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.79 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.36 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.55 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.55 #21d9d4 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#de262b  rgb(222, 38, 43)  hsl(358, 74%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#26ded9  rgb(38, 222, 217)  hsl(178, 74%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#2bde26  rgb(43, 222, 38)  hsl(118, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green
#262bde  rgb(38, 43, 222)  hsl(238, 74%, 51%)  Blue