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#DF272D

#df272d ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df272d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 15.29% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.51% magenta, 79.82% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 358.04°, with 74.19% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.1733

Complementary

  1. #df272d
  2. #27dfd9

Split complementary

  1. #df272d
  2. #27df7d
  3. #2789df

Analogous

  1. #df2789
  2. #df272d
  3. #df7d27

Triadic

  1. #df272d
  2. #2ddf27
  3. #272ddf

Tetradic

  1. #df272d
  2. #dfd927
  3. #27dfd9
  4. #272ddf

Square

  1. #df272d
  2. #89df27
  3. #27dfd9
  4. #7d27df

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0e11
  2. #a2181c
  3. #df272d
  4. #e96a6e
  5. #f3acaf

Shades

#df272d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df272d
  2. #c92329
  3. #b21f24
  4. #9c1b20
  5. #86171b
  6. #701417
  7. #591012
  8. #430c0e
  9. #2d0809
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#df272d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df272d
  2. #e23d42
  3. #e55257
  4. #e9686c
  5. #ec7d81
  6. #ef9396
  7. #f2a9ab
  8. #f5bec0
  9. #f9d4d5
  10. #fce9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df272d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df272d
  2. #d63035
  3. #cc393e
  4. #c34246
  5. #b94b4e
  6. #b05457
  7. #a65c5f
  8. #9d6567
  9. #936e6f
  10. #8a7778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645a2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918224 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44b2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df272d {
  color: #df272d;
}
Background
.bg-df272d {
  background-color: #df272d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df272d {
  border: 2px solid #df272d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df272d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 39 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df272d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df272d, #df7d27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df272d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 39 45 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.01 #e62020 Lust ΔE 2.91 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.53 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.01 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.42 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.42 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.69 #20d8d2 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#df272d  rgb(223, 39, 45)  hsl(358, 74%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#27dfd9  rgb(39, 223, 217)  hsl(178, 74%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#2ddf27  rgb(45, 223, 39)  hsl(118, 74%, 51%)  Malachite
#272ddf  rgb(39, 45, 223)  hsl(238, 74%, 51%)  Blue