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#DE2C2F

#de2c2f ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2c2f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 17.25% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.18% magenta, 78.83% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 358.99°, with 72.95% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.1754

Complementary

  1. #de2c2f
  2. #2cdedb

Split complementary

  1. #de2c2f
  2. #2cde82
  3. #2c88de

Analogous

  1. #de2c88
  2. #de2c2f
  3. #de822c

Triadic

  1. #de2c2f
  2. #2fde2c
  3. #2c2fde

Tetradic

  1. #de2c2f
  2. #dedb2c
  3. #2cdedb
  4. #2c2fde

Square

  1. #de2c2f
  2. #88de2c
  3. #2cdedb
  4. #822cde

Monochromatic

  1. #620f11
  2. #a41a1c
  3. #de2c2f
  4. #e86e70
  5. #f3b0b1

Shades

#de2c2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2c2f
  2. #c8282a
  3. #b22326
  4. #9b1f21
  5. #851a1c
  6. #6f1618
  7. #591213
  8. #430d0e
  9. #2c0909
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2c2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2c2f
  2. #e14144
  3. #e55659
  4. #e86b6d
  5. #eb8082
  6. #ef9697
  7. #f2abac
  8. #f5c0c1
  9. #f8d5d5
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2c2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2c2f
  2. #d53437
  3. #cb3d3f
  4. #c24547
  5. #b84e4f
  6. #af5658
  7. #a65e60
  8. #9c6768
  9. #936f70
  10. #897878
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95f60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665c2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f50030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44d2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56a2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2c2f {
  color: #de2c2f;
}
Background
.bg-de2c2f {
  background-color: #de2c2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de2c2f {
  border: 2px solid #de2c2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2c2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 44 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2c2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2c2f, #de822c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2c2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 44 47 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.44 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.02 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.48 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.10 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.10 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.19 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.96 #21d3d0 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#de2c2f  rgb(222, 44, 47)  hsl(359, 73%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2cdedb  rgb(44, 222, 219)  hsl(179, 73%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#2fde2c  rgb(47, 222, 44)  hsl(119, 73%, 52%)  Malachite
#2c2fde  rgb(44, 47, 222)  hsl(239, 73%, 52%)  Blue