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#DE505C

#de505c ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de505c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 31.37% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.96% magenta, 58.56% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 354.93°, with 68.27% saturation and 59.22% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.2204

Complementary

  1. #de505c
  2. #50ded2

Split complementary

  1. #de505c
  2. #50de8b
  3. #50a3de

Analogous

  1. #de50a3
  2. #de505c
  3. #de8b50

Triadic

  1. #de505c
  2. #5cde50
  3. #505cde

Tetradic

  1. #de505c
  2. #ded250
  3. #50ded2
  4. #505cde

Square

  1. #de505c
  2. #a3de50
  3. #50ded2
  4. #8b50de

Monochromatic

  1. #7d1820
  2. #be2431
  3. #de505c
  4. #ea9098
  5. #f6d1d4

Shades

#de505c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de505c
  2. #c84853
  3. #b2404a
  4. #9b3840
  5. #853037
  6. #6f282e
  7. #592025
  8. #43181c
  9. #2c1012
  10. #160809
  11. #000000

Tints

#de505c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de505c
  2. #e1626c
  3. #e5737d
  4. #e8858d
  5. #eb969d
  6. #efa8ae
  7. #f2b9be
  8. #f5cbce
  9. #f8dcde
  10. #fceeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de505c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de505c
  2. #d55560
  3. #cb5a63
  4. #c25e67
  5. #b8636a
  6. #af686e
  7. #a66d72
  8. #9c7275
  9. #937679
  10. #897b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae7174 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746e5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988c58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f23355 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9645c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8795a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb4058 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de505c {
  color: #de505c;
}
Background
.bg-de505c {
  background-color: #de505c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de505c {
  border: 2px solid #de505c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de505c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 80 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de505c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de505c, #de8b50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de505c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 80 92 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 3.72 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.95 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.55 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.87 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.27 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.57 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.39 #21afa3 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#de505c  rgb(222, 80, 92)  hsl(355, 68%, 59%)  Indian Red
#50ded2  rgb(80, 222, 210)  hsl(175, 68%, 59%)  Turquoise
#5cde50  rgb(92, 222, 80)  hsl(115, 68%, 59%)  Malachite
#505cde  rgb(80, 92, 222)  hsl(235, 68%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue