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#DE2F35

#de2f35 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2f35 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 18.43% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.83% magenta, 76.13% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 357.94°, with 72.61% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.1782

Complementary

  1. #de2f35
  2. #2fded8

Split complementary

  1. #de2f35
  2. #2fde81
  3. #2f8dde

Analogous

  1. #de2f8d
  2. #de2f35
  3. #de812f

Triadic

  1. #de2f35
  2. #35de2f
  3. #2f35de

Tetradic

  1. #de2f35
  2. #ded82f
  3. #2fded8
  4. #2f35de

Square

  1. #de2f35
  2. #8dde2f
  3. #2fded8
  4. #812fde

Monochromatic

  1. #641013
  2. #a61a1f
  3. #de2f35
  4. #e87175
  5. #f3b3b5

Shades

#de2f35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2f35
  2. #c82a30
  3. #b2262a
  4. #9b2125
  5. #851c20
  6. #6f181b
  7. #591315
  8. #430e10
  9. #2c090b
  10. #160505
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2f35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2f35
  2. #e14449
  3. #e5595d
  4. #e86d72
  5. #eb8286
  6. #ef979a
  7. #f2acae
  8. #f5c1c2
  9. #f8d5d7
  10. #fceaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2f35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2f35
  2. #d5373d
  3. #cb3f44
  4. #c2474c
  5. #b84f53
  6. #af585b
  7. #a66062
  8. #9c686a
  9. #937071
  10. #897879
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96162 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665d33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91832e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44e34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56b31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2f35 {
  color: #de2f35;
}
Background
.bg-de2f35 {
  background-color: #de2f35;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de2f35 {
  border: 2px solid #de2f35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2f35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 47 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2f35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2f35, #de812f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2f35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 47 53 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.37 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.46 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.18 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.45 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.45 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.54 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.83 #21d0ca Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#de2f35  rgb(222, 47, 53)  hsl(358, 73%, 53%)  Cadmium Red
#2fded8  rgb(47, 222, 216)  hsl(178, 73%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#35de2f  rgb(53, 222, 47)  hsl(118, 73%, 53%)  Malachite
#2f35de  rgb(47, 53, 222)  hsl(238, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue