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#DE2A2F

#de2a2f ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2a2f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 16.47% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.08% magenta, 78.83% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 358.33°, with 73.17% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1739

Complementary

  1. #de2a2f
  2. #2aded9

Split complementary

  1. #de2a2f
  2. #2ade7f
  3. #2a89de

Analogous

  1. #de2a89
  2. #de2a2f
  3. #de7f2a

Triadic

  1. #de2a2f
  2. #2fde2a
  3. #2a2fde

Tetradic

  1. #de2a2f
  2. #ded92a
  3. #2aded9
  4. #2a2fde

Square

  1. #de2a2f
  2. #89de2a
  3. #2aded9
  4. #7f2ade

Monochromatic

  1. #600f11
  2. #a2191d
  3. #de2a2f
  4. #e86c70
  5. #f3aeb0

Shades

#de2a2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2a2f
  2. #c8262a
  3. #b22226
  4. #9b1d21
  5. #85191c
  6. #6f1518
  7. #591113
  8. #430d0e
  9. #2c0809
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2a2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2a2f
  2. #e13f44
  3. #e55559
  4. #e86a6d
  5. #eb7f82
  6. #ef9597
  7. #f2aaac
  8. #f5bfc1
  9. #f8d4d5
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2a2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2a2f
  2. #d53337
  3. #cb3b3f
  4. #c24447
  5. #b84c4f
  6. #af5558
  7. #a65e60
  8. #9c6668
  9. #936f70
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95f60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655b2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44c2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5692a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec002f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2a2f {
  color: #de2a2f;
}
Background
.bg-de2a2f {
  background-color: #de2a2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de2a2f {
  border: 2px solid #de2a2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2a2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 42 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2a2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2a2f, #de7f2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2a2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 42 47 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.34 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.20 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.35 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.01 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.38 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.38 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.81 #21d5d0 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#de2a2f  rgb(222, 42, 47)  hsl(358, 73%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2aded9  rgb(42, 222, 217)  hsl(178, 73%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#2fde2a  rgb(47, 222, 42)  hsl(118, 73%, 52%)  Malachite
#2a2fde  rgb(42, 47, 222)  hsl(238, 73%, 52%)  Blue