#dc1500

Color #dc1500

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Orange Red #ff4500 · ΔE 14.02 Nearest Tailwind class red-600 #e7000b · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#dc1500

RGB

rgb(220, 21, 0)

HSL

hsl(5.7, 100%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.7, 100%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 90.5%, 100%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(46.65, 69.56, 60.37)

LCH

lch(46.65, 92.1, 40.95)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.2255, 30.28)

HWB

hwb(5.7, 0%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00c7dc

Analogous

#dc0059

#dc1500

#dc8300

Triadic

#dc1500

#00dc15

#1500dc

Split-complementary

#dc1500

#00dc83

#0059dc

Tetradic

#dc1500

#c7dc00

#00c7dc

#1500dc

Square

#dc1500

#59dc00

#00c7dc

#8300dc

Shades

Color #dc1500 mixed toward black.

#b71100

#930e00

#6e0a00

#490700

#250300

Tints

Color #dc1500 mixed toward white.

#ff240d

#ff503e

#ff7c6e

#ffa79e

#ffd3cf

Tones

Color #dc1500 mixed toward gray.

#c92412

#b73325

#a54137

#935049

#805f5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.15:1

White text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abaa06 · ΔE 52.2

Deuteranopia

#b3bc07 · ΔE 57.1

Tritanopia

#d70b0c · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 30

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dc1500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dc1500]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#dc1500 (#dc1500) is rgb(220, 21, 0) in RGB.

No, #dc1500 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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