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#DF181E

#df181e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#df181e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 9.41% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.24% magenta, 86.55% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 358.19°, with 80.57% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.71.

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Relative luminance0.1643

Complementary

  1. #df181e
  2. #18dfd9

Split complementary

  1. #df181e
  2. #18df75
  3. #1881df

Analogous

  1. #df1881
  2. #df181e
  3. #df7518

Triadic

  1. #df181e
  2. #1edf18
  3. #181edf

Tetradic

  1. #df181e
  2. #dfd918
  3. #18dfd9
  4. #181edf

Square

  1. #df181e
  2. #81df18
  3. #18dfd9
  4. #7518df

Monochromatic

  1. #55090b
  2. #9a1115
  3. #df181e
  4. #ed575b
  5. #f49c9e

Shades

#df181e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df181e
  2. #c9161b
  3. #b21318
  4. #9c1115
  5. #860e12
  6. #700c0f
  7. #590a0c
  8. #430709
  9. #2d0506
  10. #160203
  11. #000000

Tints

#df181e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df181e
  2. #e22f35
  3. #e5464b
  4. #e95d62
  5. #ec7478
  6. #ef8c8f
  7. #f2a3a5
  8. #f5babc
  9. #f9d1d2
  10. #fce8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df181e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df181e
  2. #d62228
  3. #cc2d32
  4. #c3373b
  5. #b94245
  6. #b04c4f
  7. #a65659
  8. #9d6163
  9. #936b6c
  10. #8a7676
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85a5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #61561a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f7f0e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3451c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56615 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed001f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df181e {
  color: #df181e;
}
Background
.bg-df181e {
  background-color: #df181e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df181e {
  border: 2px solid #df181e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df181e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 24 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df181e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df181e, #df7518);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df181e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 24 30 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.71 #e62020 Lust ΔE 1.94 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.97 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.25 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.64 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.76 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.32 #20e7e1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#df181e  rgb(223, 24, 30)  hsl(358, 81%, 48%)  Cadmium Red
#18dfd9  rgb(24, 223, 217)  hsl(178, 81%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise
#1edf18  rgb(30, 223, 24)  hsl(118, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green
#181edf  rgb(24, 30, 223)  hsl(238, 81%, 48%)  Blue