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#DB232E

#db232e ≈ Cadmium Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db232e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 13.73% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.02% magenta, 79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 356.41°, with 72.44% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Red (#e30022), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.1646

Complementary

  1. #db232e
  2. #23dbd0

Split complementary

  1. #db232e
  2. #23db74
  3. #238adb

Analogous

  1. #db238a
  2. #db232e
  3. #db7423

Triadic

  1. #db232e
  2. #2edb23
  3. #232edb

Tetradic

  1. #db232e
  2. #dbd023
  3. #23dbd0
  4. #232edb

Square

  1. #db232e
  2. #8adb23
  3. #23dbd0
  4. #7423db

Monochromatic

  1. #570e12
  2. #991820
  3. #db232e
  4. #e6646c
  5. #f1a6ab

Shades

#db232e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db232e
  2. #c52029
  3. #af1c25
  4. #991920
  5. #83151c
  6. #6e1217
  7. #580e12
  8. #420b0e
  9. #2c0709
  10. #160405
  11. #000000

Tints

#db232e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db232e
  2. #df3943
  3. #e24f58
  4. #e6656d
  5. #e97b82
  6. #ed9197
  7. #f1a7ab
  8. #f4bdc0
  9. #f8d3d5
  10. #fbe9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db232e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db232e
  2. #d22c36
  3. #c9363e
  4. #c03f47
  5. #b7484f
  6. #ae5257
  7. #a45b5f
  8. #9b6467
  9. #926d70
  10. #897778
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65b5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #61582c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7f25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1482d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26629 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db232e {
  color: #db232e;
}
Background
.bg-db232e {
  background-color: #db232e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db232e {
  border: 2px solid #db232e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db232e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 35 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db232e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db232e, #db7423);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db232e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 35 46 / 0.35);
}

#e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 2.25 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.61 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.90 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.84 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.07 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.68 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.67 #24dcd1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cadmium Red
#db232e  rgb(219, 35, 46)  hsl(356, 72%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#23dbd0  rgb(35, 219, 208)  hsl(176, 72%, 50%)  Turquoise
#2edb23  rgb(46, 219, 35)  hsl(116, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#232edb  rgb(35, 46, 219)  hsl(236, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue