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#DF0515

#df0515 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#df0515 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 1.96% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.76% magenta, 90.58% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 355.6°, with 95.61% saturation and 44.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #df0515
  2. #05dfcf

Split complementary

  1. #df0515
  2. #05df62
  3. #0582df

Analogous

  1. #df0582
  2. #df0515
  3. #df6205

Triadic

  1. #df0515
  2. #15df05
  3. #0515df

Tetradic

  1. #df0515
  2. #dfcf05
  3. #05dfcf
  4. #0515df

Square

  1. #df0515
  2. #82df05
  3. #05dfcf
  4. #6205df

Monochromatic

  1. #490207
  2. #94030e
  3. #df0515
  4. #fa3644
  5. #fc818a

Shades

#df0515 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df0515
  2. #c90513
  3. #b20411
  4. #9c040f
  5. #86030d
  6. #70030b
  7. #590208
  8. #430206
  9. #2d0104
  10. #160102
  11. #000000

Tints

#df0515 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df0515
  2. #e21e2c
  3. #e53744
  4. #e9505b
  5. #ec6973
  6. #ef828a
  7. #f29ba1
  8. #f5b4b9
  9. #f9cdd0
  10. #fce6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df0515 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df0515
  2. #d61120
  3. #cc1e2a
  4. #c32a35
  5. #b93640
  6. #b0434b
  7. #a64f55
  8. #9d5b60
  9. #93676b
  10. #8a7475
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85758 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e530f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f60014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24112 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46307 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed0014 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df0515 {
  color: #df0515;
}
Background
.bg-df0515 {
  background-color: #df0515;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df0515 {
  border: 2px solid #df0515;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df0515;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 5 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df0515 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df0515, #df6205);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df0515 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 5 21 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.62 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.72 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.48 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.02 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.76 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.80 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.64 #20faea Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#df0515  rgb(223, 5, 21)  hsl(356, 96%, 45%)  Cadmium Red
#05dfcf  rgb(5, 223, 207)  hsl(176, 96%, 45%)  Turquoise
#15df05  rgb(21, 223, 5)  hsl(116, 96%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0515df  rgb(5, 21, 223)  hsl(236, 96%, 45%)  Medium Blue