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#DC331A Kiss of the Scorpion

#DC331A is a medium, vivid red named Kiss of the Scorpion. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 20.0% green and 10.2% blue (rgb(220, 51, 26)). Its HSL value is 8° hue, 79% saturation and 48% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 88% yellow and 14% black. #DC331A is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.63:1.

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Variations of #DC331A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DC331A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DC331A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DC331A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 60% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #92820A
  • Protanopia 56% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #695D13
  • Protanomaly 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95590E
  • Deuteranopia 60% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #92820A
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AC6E0C
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F30030
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E61925
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #757575
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #976967

#DC331A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.63:1 Good#DC331A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.53:1 Good#DC331A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DC331A in CSS

/* Kiss of the Scorpion */
.color { color: #DC331A; }
.background { background-color: #DC331A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DC331A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 51 26);
color: hsl(8 79% 48%);
color: oklch(0.585 0.208 31.5);

#DC331A FAQ

What color is #DC331A?

#DC331A is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Kiss of the Scorpion. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DC331A?

#DC331A is rgb(220, 51, 26) in RGB, hsl(8, 79%, 48%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 77%, 88%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DC331A?

The complementary color of #DC331A is #1AC3DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DC331A?

White text has the best contrast on #DC331A: 4.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DC331A a warm or cool color?

#DC331A is a warm color.