Information about #DF0531 color

#DF0531 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DF0531 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 5, 49) — 87.5% red, 2% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 85 / 68 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DF0531 reads as a pure, full-strength warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Medium Candy Apple Red (#E2062C). Slightly further away sit Rozgematos (#E50325) and Cherry (#D2042D).

The recipe behind #DF0531 is rgb(223, 5, 49), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #DF0531: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DF0531 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DF0531 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DF0531

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rozgematos color link
Rozgematos

#E50325

Cherry color link
Cherry

#D2042D

Spanish Red color link
Spanish Red

#E60026

Cadmium Red color link
Cadmium Red

#E30022

Huawei Red color link
Huawei Red

#CF0A2C

Google Red color link
Google Red

#D50F25

Ajax Red color link
Ajax Red

#D2122E

Crimson color link
Crimson

#DC143C

Utah Crimson color link
Utah Crimson

#D3003F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DF0531
  • RGB223, 5, 49
  • CMYK0, 85, 68, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 5, 49)
  • HSL348°, 96%, 45%
  • HSL Precise347.89°, 95.614%, 44.706%
  • HSV348°, 98%, 87%
  • HSB348°, 98%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.020, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.020, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.020, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDF0531
  • DECIMAL ID14615857
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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