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#DE282C

#de282c ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de282c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.98% magenta, 80.18% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 358.68°, 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.1723

Complementary

  1. #de282c
  2. #28deda

Split complementary

  1. #de282c
  2. #28de7f
  3. #2887de

Analogous

  1. #de2887
  2. #de282c
  3. #de7f28

Triadic

  1. #de282c
  2. #2cde28
  3. #282cde

Tetradic

  1. #de282c
  2. #deda28
  3. #28deda
  4. #282cde

Square

  1. #de282c
  2. #87de28
  3. #28deda
  4. #7f28de

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0f10
  2. #a1191c
  3. #de282c
  4. #e86a6d
  5. #f2adae

Shades

#de282c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de282c
  2. #c82428
  3. #b22023
  4. #9b1c1f
  5. #85181a
  6. #6f1416
  7. #591012
  8. #430c0d
  9. #2c0809
  10. #160404
  11. #000000

Tints

#de282c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de282c
  2. #e13e41
  3. #e55356
  4. #e8696b
  5. #eb7e80
  6. #ef9496
  7. #f2a9ab
  8. #f5bfc0
  9. #f8d4d5
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de282c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de282c
  2. #d53134
  3. #cb3a3d
  4. #c24245
  5. #b84b4e
  6. #af5456
  7. #a65d5e
  8. #9c6667
  9. #936e6f
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645a29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908123 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44b2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56927 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de282c {
  color: #de282c;
}
Background
.bg-de282c {
  background-color: #de282c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de282c {
  border: 2px solid #de282c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de282c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 40 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de282c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de282c, #de7f28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de282c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 40 44 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.94 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.72 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.48 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.91 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.37 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.37 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.54 #21d7d3 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#de282c  rgb(222, 40, 44)  hsl(359, 73%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#28deda  rgb(40, 222, 218)  hsl(179, 73%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#2cde28  rgb(44, 222, 40)  hsl(119, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#282cde  rgb(40, 44, 222)  hsl(239, 73%, 51%)  Blue