Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #dc2505, its pure hue is 8.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 95.6%, and its lightness is 44.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #dc2505, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c0501 to #c12004.
#dc2505 Color Information
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The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #dc2505. In RGB, it consists of 86.3% Red, 14.5% Green, and 2.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 83.2% Magenta, 97.7% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 8.9°, with saturation of 95.6% and lightness of 44.1%. The decimal value for #dc2505 is 14427397, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3300. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #dc2505 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #dc2505. In RGB, it consists of 86.3% Red, 14.5% Green, and 2.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 83.2% Magenta, 97.7% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 8.9°, with saturation of 95.6% and lightness of 44.1%. The decimal value for #dc2505 is 14427397, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3300. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #dc2505 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
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Last Updated: November 27, 2024
Tints of #dc2505
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #dc2505, its pure hue is 8.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 95.6%, and its lightness is 44.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #dc2505, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e04024 to #fbe4e0.
Tones of #dc2505
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #dc2505, its pure hue is 8.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 95.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #dc2505, which range from #717171 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e12100 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #dc2505
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #dc2505! For #dc2505, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #dc2505. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #dc2505
This color, #dc2505, consists of 86.3% Red, 14.5% Green, and 2.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 220, Green = 37, Blue = 5. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #dc2505 is 0% Cyan, 83.2% Magenta, 97.7% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
R86.3%
C0.0%
G14.5%
M83.2%
B2.0%
Y97.7%
K13.7%
| Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 220 | 37 | 5 |
| Octal | 334 | 45 | 5 |
| Hexa | #dc | #25 | #05 |
| Binary | 11011100 | 00100101 | 00000101 |
| Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 0 | 83 | 97 | 13 |
| Octal | 0 | 123 | 141 | 15 |
| Hexa | #00 | #53 | #61 | #0d |
| Binary | 00000000 | 01010011 | 01100001 | 00001101 |
Analogous Colors of #dc2505
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #dc2505 — which has hue 8.9° — its analogous colors are located at 8.9° and 338.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc2505.
Triadic Colors of #dc2505
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #dc2505 — which has hue 8.9° — its triadic colors are located at 8.9° and 248.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc2505.
Complementary Color of #dc2505
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #dc2505 — which has hue 8.9° — its complementary color is located at 188.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc2505.
Split Complementary Colors of #dc2505
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #dc2505 — which has hue 8.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 8.9° and 218.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc2505.
Tetradic Colors of #dc2505
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #dc2505 — which has hue 8.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 278.9°, 8.9°, 98.9°, and 188.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dc2505.
Monochromatic Colors of #dc2505
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #dc2505, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6d1304 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fd6e54 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #dc2505
We want to make getting started with #dc2505 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #dc2505 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #dc2505 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #dc2505 with other HTML elements.
#dc2505 Foreground / Text Color
The color of this text is #dc2505.
<span style="color: #dc2505;">The color of this text is #dc2505.</span>#dc2505 Background Color
The background color for this text is #dc2505.
<div style="background-color: #dc2505; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #dc2505.</div>#dc2505 Text Shadow Color
This color for the shadow of this text is #dc2505.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #dc2505;">This color for the shadow of this text is #dc2505.</span>#dc2505 Border Color
This is a div with border color #dc2505.
<div style="border: #dc2505 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #dc2505.</div>#dc2505 Color Rectangle on a White Background
This is a rectangle of color #dc2505 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dc2505; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dc2505 on a white background.</div></div>#dc2505 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
This is a rectangle of color #dc2505 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dc2505; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dc2505 on a black background.</div></div>Gradient from #dc2505 to White
This is a gradient from #dc2505 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dc2505,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dc2505,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dc2505,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dc2505,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dc2505 to white.</div>Gradient from #dc2505 to Black
This is a gradient from #dc2505 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dc2505,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dc2505,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dc2505,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dc2505,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dc2505 to black.</div>Coding & Programming with #dc2505
In addition to using #dc2505 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #dc2505 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #dc2505, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 220, Green = 37, Blue = 5). If you need details about the color coordinates of #dc2505 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
| Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
|---|---|---|
| HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #dc2505 |
| HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(220, 37, 5) |
| CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #dc2505; } |
| CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #dc2505; } |
| CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #dc2505; } |
| Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(220, 37, 5); |
| Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#dc2505") |
| Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:220, green:37, blue:5, alpha:1.0000) |
| Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:220 green:37 blue:5 alpha:1.0000]; |
| OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(220f, 37f, 5f); |
| C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(220, 37, 5); |
#dc2505 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #dc2505 the same way. For those with color blindness, #dc2505 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #dc2505 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #dc2505 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #dc2505 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #dc2505 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #dc2505 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.9:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #dc2505 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.