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#CD2E44

#cd2e44 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2e44 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 18.04% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.56% magenta, 66.83% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 351.7°, with 63.35% saturation and 49.22% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1535

Complementary

  1. #cd2e44
  2. #2ecdb7

Split complementary

  1. #cd2e44
  2. #2ecd68
  3. #2e94cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2e94
  2. #cd2e44
  3. #cd682e

Triadic

  1. #cd2e44
  2. #44cd2e
  3. #2e44cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2e44
  2. #cdb72e
  3. #2ecdb7
  4. #2e44cd

Square

  1. #cd2e44
  2. #94cd2e
  3. #2ecdb7
  4. #682ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #50121b
  2. #8f202f
  3. #cd2e44
  4. #de6a7a
  5. #eca8b2

Shades

#cd2e44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2e44
  2. #b9293d
  3. #a42536
  4. #902030
  5. #7b1c29
  6. #671722
  7. #52121b
  8. #3e0e14
  9. #29090e
  10. #150507
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2e44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2e44
  2. #d24357
  3. #d75869
  4. #dc6d7c
  5. #e1828f
  6. #e697a2
  7. #ebabb4
  8. #f0c0c7
  9. #f5d5da
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2e44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2e44
  2. #c5364a
  3. #be3e50
  4. #b64756
  5. #ae4f5c
  6. #a75762
  7. #9f5f68
  8. #97676e
  9. #8f7074
  10. #88787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5a5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5844 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85793f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974a44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76441 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9093d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2e44 {
  color: #cd2e44;
}
Background
.bg-cd2e44 {
  background-color: #cd2e44;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2e44 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2e44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2e44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 46 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2e44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2e44, #cd682e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2e44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 46 68 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.96 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.25 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.77 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.14 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.51 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.44 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.60 #32d1bb Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Crimson
#cd2e44  rgb(205, 46, 68)  hsl(352, 63%, 49%)  Crimson
#2ecdb7  rgb(46, 205, 183)  hsl(172, 63%, 49%)  Turquoise
#44cd2e  rgb(68, 205, 46)  hsl(112, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2e44cd  rgb(46, 68, 205)  hsl(232, 63%, 49%)  Persian Blue