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#DC4E2E

#dc4e2e ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc4e2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 30.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.55% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 11.03°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.2086

Complementary

  1. #dc4e2e
  2. #2ebcdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc4e2e
  2. #2edca5
  3. #2e65dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2e65
  2. #dc4e2e
  3. #dca52e

Triadic

  1. #dc4e2e
  2. #2edc4e
  3. #4e2edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc4e2e
  2. #bcdc2e
  3. #2ebcdc
  4. #4e2edc

Square

  1. #dc4e2e
  2. #65dc2e
  3. #2ebcdc
  4. #a52edc

Monochromatic

  1. #611f10
  2. #a2341b
  3. #dc4e2e
  4. #e78570
  5. #f2bdb1

Shades

#dc4e2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc4e2e
  2. #c64629
  3. #b03e25
  4. #9a3720
  5. #842f1c
  6. #6e2717
  7. #581f12
  8. #42170e
  9. #2c1009
  10. #160805
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc4e2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc4e2e
  2. #e06043
  3. #e37158
  4. #e7836d
  5. #ea9582
  6. #eea797
  7. #f1b8ab
  8. #f5cac0
  9. #f8dcd5
  10. #fcedea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc4e2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc4e2e
  2. #d35336
  3. #ca583e
  4. #c05d47
  5. #b7624f
  6. #ae6757
  7. #a56c5f
  8. #9c7167
  9. #927670
  10. #897b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac6e67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #776a29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8a28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f22548 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9602b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8762b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea3a3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc4e2e {
  color: #dc4e2e;
}
Background
.bg-dc4e2e {
  background-color: #dc4e2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc4e2e {
  border: 2px solid #dc4e2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc4e2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 78 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc4e2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc4e2e, #dca52e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc4e2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 78 46 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 3.96 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 3.96 #e25822 Flame ΔE 5.06 #e62020 Lust ΔE 6.13 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 6.36 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 6.36 #ff0800 Candy Apple Red ΔE 6.60 #23b1d1 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#dc4e2e  rgb(220, 78, 46)  hsl(11, 71%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#2ebcdc  rgb(46, 188, 220)  hsl(191, 71%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#2edc4e  rgb(46, 220, 78)  hsl(131, 71%, 52%)  Malachite
#4e2edc  rgb(78, 46, 220)  hsl(251, 71%, 52%)  Han Purple