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#DF272F

#df272f ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df272f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.51% magenta, 78.92% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 357.39°, 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 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.1734

Complementary

  1. #df272f
  2. #27dfd7

Split complementary

  1. #df272f
  2. #27df7b
  3. #278bdf

Analogous

  1. #df278b
  2. #df272f
  3. #df7b27

Triadic

  1. #df272f
  2. #2fdf27
  3. #272fdf

Tetradic

  1. #df272f
  2. #dfd727
  3. #27dfd7
  4. #272fdf

Square

  1. #df272f
  2. #8bdf27
  3. #27dfd7
  4. #7b27df

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0e12
  2. #a2181e
  3. #df272f
  4. #e96a6f
  5. #f3acaf

Shades

#df272f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df272f
  2. #c9232a
  3. #b21f26
  4. #9c1b21
  5. #86171c
  6. #701418
  7. #591013
  8. #430c0e
  9. #2d0809
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#df272f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df272f
  2. #e23d44
  3. #e55259
  4. #e9686d
  5. #ec7d82
  6. #ef9397
  7. #f2a9ac
  8. #f5bec1
  9. #f9d4d5
  10. #fce9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df272f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df272f
  2. #d63037
  3. #cc393f
  4. #c34247
  5. #b94b4f
  6. #b05458
  7. #a65c60
  8. #9d6568
  9. #936e70
  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 #645a2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44b2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5692a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df272f {
  color: #df272f;
}
Background
.bg-df272f {
  background-color: #df272f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df272f {
  border: 2px solid #df272f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df272f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 39 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df272f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df272f, #df7b27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df272f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 39 47 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.26 #e62020 Lust ΔE 3.37 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.41 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.98 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.62 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.62 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.80 #20d8d0 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#df272f  rgb(223, 39, 47)  hsl(357, 74%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#27dfd7  rgb(39, 223, 215)  hsl(177, 74%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#2fdf27  rgb(47, 223, 39)  hsl(117, 74%, 51%)  Malachite
#272fdf  rgb(39, 47, 223)  hsl(237, 74%, 51%)  Blue