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#DE2E37

#de2e37 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2e37 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 18.04% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.28% magenta, 75.23% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 356.93°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1776

Complementary

  1. #de2e37
  2. #2eded5

Split complementary

  1. #de2e37
  2. #2ede7d
  3. #2e8fde

Analogous

  1. #de2e8f
  2. #de2e37
  3. #de7d2e

Triadic

  1. #de2e37
  2. #37de2e
  3. #2e37de

Tetradic

  1. #de2e37
  2. #ded52e
  3. #2eded5
  4. #2e37de

Square

  1. #de2e37
  2. #8fde2e
  3. #2eded5
  4. #7d2ede

Monochromatic

  1. #631014
  2. #a51a21
  3. #de2e37
  4. #e87076
  5. #f3b2b5

Shades

#de2e37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2e37
  2. #c82932
  3. #b2252c
  4. #9b2027
  5. #851c21
  6. #6f171c
  7. #591216
  8. #430e11
  9. #2c090b
  10. #160506
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2e37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2e37
  2. #e1434b
  3. #e5585f
  4. #e86d73
  5. #eb8287
  6. #ef979b
  7. #f2abaf
  8. #f5c0c3
  9. #f8d5d7
  10. #fceaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2e37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2e37
  2. #d5363e
  3. #cb3e46
  4. #c2474d
  5. #b84f54
  6. #af575c
  7. #a65f63
  8. #9c676a
  9. #937071
  10. #897879
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96062 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665d35 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918230 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44e36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56b33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2e37 {
  color: #de2e37;
}
Background
.bg-de2e37 {
  background-color: #de2e37;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de2e37 {
  border: 2px solid #de2e37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2e37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 46 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2e37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2e37, #de7d2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2e37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 46 55 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.49 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.74 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.24 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.61 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.78 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.96 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.96 #21d1c8 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#de2e37  rgb(222, 46, 55)  hsl(357, 73%, 53%)  Persian Red
#2eded5  rgb(46, 222, 213)  hsl(177, 73%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#37de2e  rgb(55, 222, 46)  hsl(117, 73%, 53%)  Malachite
#2e37de  rgb(46, 55, 222)  hsl(237, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue