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#CD313E

#cd313e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd313e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 19.22% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.1% magenta, 69.76% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 355°, with 61.42% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1552

Complementary

  1. #cd313e
  2. #31cdc0

Split complementary

  1. #cd313e
  2. #31cd72
  3. #318ccd

Analogous

  1. #cd318c
  2. #cd313e
  3. #cd7231

Triadic

  1. #cd313e
  2. #3ecd31
  3. #313ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd313e
  2. #cdc031
  3. #31cdc0
  4. #313ecd

Square

  1. #cd313e
  2. #8ccd31
  3. #31cdc0
  4. #7231cd

Monochromatic

  1. #521319
  2. #8f222b
  3. #cd313e
  4. #dc6e77
  5. #ebacb1

Shades

#cd313e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd313e
  2. #b92c38
  3. #a42732
  4. #90222b
  5. #7b1d25
  6. #67191f
  7. #521419
  8. #3e0f13
  9. #290a0c
  10. #150506
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd313e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd313e
  2. #d24651
  3. #d75a65
  4. #dc6f78
  5. #e1838b
  6. #e6989f
  7. #ebadb2
  8. #f0c1c5
  9. #f5d6d8
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd313e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd313e
  2. #c53945
  3. #be414b
  4. #b64952
  5. #ae5158
  6. #a7595f
  7. #9f6066
  8. #97686c
  9. #8f7073
  10. #887879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5b5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f593d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867a39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984c3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7643b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da103a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd313e {
  color: #cd313e;
}
Background
.bg-cd313e {
  background-color: #cd313e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd313e {
  border: 2px solid #cd313e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd313e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 49 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd313e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd313e, #cd7231);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd313e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 49 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.77 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.36 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.81 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.52 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.19 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.06 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.10 #32cec1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Crimson
#cd313e  rgb(205, 49, 62)  hsl(355, 61%, 50%)  Crimson
#31cdc0  rgb(49, 205, 192)  hsl(175, 61%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#3ecd31  rgb(62, 205, 49)  hsl(115, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#313ecd  rgb(49, 62, 205)  hsl(235, 61%, 50%)  Persian Blue