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#DC5259

#dc5259 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.73% magenta, 59.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 356.96°, with 66.35% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.2197

Complementary

  1. #dc5259
  2. #52dcd5

Split complementary

  1. #dc5259
  2. #52dc90
  3. #529edc

Analogous

  1. #dc529e
  2. #dc5259
  3. #dc9052

Triadic

  1. #dc5259
  2. #59dc52
  3. #5259dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc5259
  2. #dcd552
  3. #52dcd5
  4. #5259dc

Square

  1. #dc5259
  2. #9edc52
  3. #52dcd5
  4. #9052dc

Monochromatic

  1. #7c191e
  2. #bc262e
  3. #dc5259
  4. #e99296
  5. #f6d1d3

Shades

#dc5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc5259
  2. #c64a50
  3. #b04247
  4. #9a393e
  5. #843135
  6. #6e292d
  7. #582124
  8. #42191b
  9. #2c1012
  10. #160809
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc5259
  2. #e0636a
  3. #e3757a
  4. #e7868b
  5. #ea979b
  6. #eea9ac
  7. #f1babd
  8. #f5cbcd
  9. #f8dcde
  10. #fceeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc5259
  2. #d3575d
  3. #ca5b61
  4. #c06065
  5. #b76469
  6. #ae696d
  7. #a56e70
  8. #9c7274
  9. #927778
  10. #897b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad7173 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #756f58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988c56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f03656 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a86459 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b77957 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e84357 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc5259 {
  color: #dc5259;
}
Background
.bg-dc5259 {
  background-color: #dc5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc5259 {
  border: 2px solid #dc5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc5259, #dc9052);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 3.03 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.51 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.21 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.34 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.80 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 8.18 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.30 #23ada6 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#dc5259  rgb(220, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 66%, 59%)  Indian Red
#52dcd5  rgb(82, 220, 213)  hsl(177, 66%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#59dc52  rgb(89, 220, 82)  hsl(117, 66%, 59%)  Malachite
#5259dc  rgb(82, 89, 220)  hsl(237, 66%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue