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#DE2829

#de2829 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2829 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 15.69% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.98% magenta, 81.53% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 359.67°, with 73.39% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.1721

Complementary

  1. #de2829
  2. #28dedd

Split complementary

  1. #de2829
  2. #28de82
  3. #2884de

Analogous

  1. #de2884
  2. #de2829
  3. #de8228

Triadic

  1. #de2829
  2. #29de28
  3. #2829de

Tetradic

  1. #de2829
  2. #dedd28
  3. #28dedd
  4. #2829de

Square

  1. #de2829
  2. #84de28
  3. #28dedd
  4. #8228de

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0f0f
  2. #a11919
  3. #de2829
  4. #e86a6b
  5. #f2adad

Shades

#de2829 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2829
  2. #c82425
  3. #b22021
  4. #9b1c1d
  5. #851819
  6. #6f1415
  7. #591010
  8. #430c0c
  9. #2c0808
  10. #160404
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2829 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2829
  2. #e13e3e
  3. #e55354
  4. #e86969
  5. #eb7e7f
  6. #ef9494
  7. #f2a9a9
  8. #f5bfbf
  9. #f8d4d4
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2829 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2829
  2. #d53132
  3. #cb3a3a
  4. #c24243
  5. #b84b4c
  6. #af5455
  7. #a65d5d
  8. #9c6666
  9. #936e6f
  10. #897777
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655a26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91811f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44b27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56923 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2829 {
  color: #de2829;
}
Background
.bg-de2829 {
  background-color: #de2829;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de2829 {
  border: 2px solid #de2829;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2829;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 40 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2829 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2829, #de8228);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2829 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 40 41 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.87 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.13 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.83 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.11 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.21 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.21 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.51 #21d7d6 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#de2829  rgb(222, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 73%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#28dedd  rgb(40, 222, 221)  hsl(180, 73%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#29de28  rgb(41, 222, 40)  hsl(120, 73%, 51%)  Malachite
#2829de  rgb(40, 41, 222)  hsl(240, 73%, 51%)  Blue