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#DF2829

#df2829 ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df2829 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 15.69% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.06% magenta, 81.61% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 359.67°, with 74.09% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.1737

Complementary

  1. #df2829
  2. #28dfde

Split complementary

  1. #df2829
  2. #28df82
  3. #2885df

Analogous

  1. #df2885
  2. #df2829
  3. #df8228

Triadic

  1. #df2829
  2. #29df28
  3. #2829df

Tetradic

  1. #df2829
  2. #dfde28
  3. #28dfde
  4. #2829df

Square

  1. #df2829
  2. #85df28
  3. #28dfde
  4. #8228df

Monochromatic

  1. #600e0f
  2. #a21819
  3. #df2829
  4. #e96b6b
  5. #f3adae

Shades

#df2829 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df2829
  2. #c92425
  3. #b22021
  4. #9c1c1d
  5. #861819
  6. #701415
  7. #591010
  8. #430c0c
  9. #2d0808
  10. #160404
  11. #000000

Tints

#df2829 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df2829
  2. #e23e3e
  3. #e55354
  4. #e96969
  5. #ec7e7f
  6. #ef9494
  7. #f2a9a9
  8. #f5bfbf
  9. #f9d4d4
  10. #fceaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df2829 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df2829
  2. #d63132
  3. #cc3a3a
  4. #c34243
  5. #b94b4c
  6. #b05455
  7. #a65d5d
  8. #9d6666
  9. #936e6f
  10. #8a7777
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655a26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91821f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44b27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66923 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df2829 {
  color: #df2829;
}
Background
.bg-df2829 {
  background-color: #df2829;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df2829 {
  border: 2px solid #df2829;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df2829;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 40 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df2829 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df2829, #df8228);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df2829 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 40 41 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 1.93 #e62020 Lust ΔE 1.98 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.01 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.05 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.05 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.32 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.71 #20d7d6 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#df2829  rgb(223, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 74%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#28dfde  rgb(40, 223, 222)  hsl(180, 74%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#29df28  rgb(41, 223, 40)  hsl(120, 74%, 52%)  Malachite
#2829df  rgb(40, 41, 223)  hsl(240, 74%, 52%)  Blue