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#DC2012

#dc2012 ≈ Lust

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc2012 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 12.55% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.45% magenta, 91.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 4.16°, with 84.87% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lust (#e62020), ΔE 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.1629

Complementary

  1. #dc2012
  2. #12cedc

Split complementary

  1. #dc2012
  2. #12dc85
  3. #1269dc

Analogous

  1. #dc1269
  2. #dc2012
  3. #dc8512

Triadic

  1. #dc2012
  2. #12dc20
  3. #2012dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2012
  2. #cedc12
  3. #12cedc
  4. #2012dc

Square

  1. #dc2012
  2. #69dc12
  3. #12cedc
  4. #8512dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0b06
  2. #95160c
  3. #dc2012
  4. #f0564a
  5. #f69891

Shades

#dc2012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2012
  2. #c61d10
  3. #b01a0e
  4. #9a160d
  5. #84130b
  6. #6e1009
  7. #580d07
  8. #420a05
  9. #2c0604
  10. #160302
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2012
  2. #e0362a
  3. #e34d41
  4. #e76359
  5. #ea7971
  6. #ee9089
  7. #f1a6a0
  8. #f5bcb8
  9. #f8d2d0
  10. #fce9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2012
  2. #d32a1d
  3. #ca3328
  4. #c03d33
  5. #b7463e
  6. #ae5049
  7. #a55a54
  8. #9c635f
  9. #926d6a
  10. #897675
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75b59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62560a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f7f00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2460d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36604 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2012 {
  color: #dc2012;
}
Background
.bg-dc2012 {
  background-color: #dc2012;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2012 {
  border: 2px solid #dc2012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 32 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2012, #dc8512);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 32 18 / 0.35);
}

#e62020 Lust ΔE 3.08 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.14 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.30 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.37 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.64 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.05 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.12 #23dfed Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Lust
#dc2012  rgb(220, 32, 18)  hsl(4, 85%, 47%)  Lust
#12cedc  rgb(18, 206, 220)  hsl(184, 85%, 47%)  Dark Turquoise
#12dc20  rgb(18, 220, 32)  hsl(124, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2012dc  rgb(32, 18, 220)  hsl(244, 85%, 47%)  Medium Blue