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#DC4E4E

#dc4e4e ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc4e4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.55% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 66.98% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.2121

Complementary

  1. #dc4e4e
  2. #4edcdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc4e4e
  2. #4edc95
  3. #4e95dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4e95
  2. #dc4e4e
  3. #dc954e

Triadic

  1. #dc4e4e
  2. #4edc4e
  3. #4e4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc4e4e
  2. #dcdc4e
  3. #4edcdc
  4. #4e4edc

Square

  1. #dc4e4e
  2. #95dc4e
  3. #4edcdc
  4. #954edc

Monochromatic

  1. #791818
  2. #b92525
  3. #dc4e4e
  4. #e98e8e
  5. #f5cece

Shades

#dc4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc4e4e
  2. #c64646
  3. #b03e3e
  4. #9a3737
  5. #842f2f
  6. #6e2727
  7. #581f1f
  8. #421717
  9. #2c1010
  10. #160808
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc4e4e
  2. #e06060
  3. #e37171
  4. #e78383
  5. #ea9595
  6. #eea7a7
  7. #f1b8b8
  8. #f5caca
  9. #f8dcdc
  10. #fceded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc4e4e
  2. #d35353
  3. #ca5858
  4. #c05d5d
  5. #b76262
  6. #ae6767
  7. #a56c6c
  8. #9c7171
  9. #927676
  10. #897b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac6f6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746c4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978a4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f12d50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8614d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7774c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e93d4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc4e4e {
  color: #dc4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-dc4e4e {
  background-color: #dc4e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #dc4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc4e4e, #dc954e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.01 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.70 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.70 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.31 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.51 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.14 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.41 #23b1b1 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Indian Red
#dc4e4e  rgb(220, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 67%, 58%)  Indian Red
#4edcdc  rgb(78, 220, 220)  hsl(180, 67%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#4edc4e  rgb(78, 220, 78)  hsl(120, 67%, 58%)  Malachite
#4e4edc  rgb(78, 78, 220)  hsl(240, 67%, 58%)  Iris