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#DE2B22

#de2b22 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2b22 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 16.86% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.63% magenta, 84.68% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 2.87°, with 74.02% saturation and 50.2% 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 Lust (#e62020), ΔE 1.35.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1737

Complementary

  1. #de2b22
  2. #22d5de

Split complementary

  1. #de2b22
  2. #22de89
  3. #2277de

Analogous

  1. #de2277
  2. #de2b22
  3. #de8922

Triadic

  1. #de2b22
  2. #22de2b
  3. #2b22de

Tetradic

  1. #de2b22
  2. #d5de22
  3. #22d5de
  4. #2b22de

Square

  1. #de2b22
  2. #77de22
  3. #22d5de
  4. #8922de

Monochromatic

  1. #5a110d
  2. #9c1e17
  3. #de2b22
  4. #e86b65
  5. #f2aba7

Shades

#de2b22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2b22
  2. #c8271f
  3. #b2221b
  4. #9b1e18
  5. #851a14
  6. #6f1611
  7. #59110e
  8. #430d0a
  9. #2c0907
  10. #160403
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2b22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2b22
  2. #e14038
  3. #e5554e
  4. #e86b64
  5. #eb807a
  6. #ef9591
  7. #f2aaa7
  8. #f5bfbd
  9. #f8d5d3
  10. #fceae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2b22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2b22
  2. #d5342b
  3. #cb3c35
  4. #c2453e
  5. #b84d48
  6. #af5651
  7. #a65e5a
  8. #9c6764
  9. #936f6d
  10. #897877
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95f5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665b1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928216 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44c20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5691b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2b22 {
  color: #de2b22;
}
Background
.bg-de2b22 {
  background-color: #de2b22;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de2b22 {
  border: 2px solid #de2b22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2b22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 43 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2b22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2b22, #de8922);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2b22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 43 34 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 1.35 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.99 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.03 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.03 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.13 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.21 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.24 #21d4dd Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Lust
#de2b22  rgb(222, 43, 34)  hsl(3, 74%, 50%)  Lust
#22d5de  rgb(34, 213, 222)  hsl(183, 74%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#22de2b  rgb(34, 222, 43)  hsl(123, 74%, 50%)  Malachite
#2b22de  rgb(43, 34, 222)  hsl(243, 74%, 50%)  Blue