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#CD3540

#cd3540 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd3540 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 20.78% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.15% magenta, 68.78% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 355.66°, with 60.32% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.159

Complementary

  1. #cd3540
  2. #35cdc2

Split complementary

  1. #cd3540
  2. #35cd76
  3. #358ccd

Analogous

  1. #cd358c
  2. #cd3540
  3. #cd7635

Triadic

  1. #cd3540
  2. #40cd35
  3. #3540cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd3540
  2. #cdc235
  3. #35cdc2
  4. #3540cd

Square

  1. #cd3540
  2. #8ccd35
  3. #35cdc2
  4. #7635cd

Monochromatic

  1. #541519
  2. #91242c
  3. #cd3540
  4. #dc727a
  5. #ebb0b4

Shades

#cd3540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd3540
  2. #b9303a
  3. #a42a33
  4. #90252d
  5. #7b2026
  6. #671b20
  7. #52151a
  8. #3e1013
  9. #290b0d
  10. #150506
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd3540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd3540
  2. #d24953
  3. #d75d66
  4. #dc7279
  5. #e1868c
  6. #e69aa0
  7. #ebaeb3
  8. #f0c2c6
  9. #f5d7d9
  10. #faebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd3540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd3540
  2. #c53d46
  3. #be444d
  4. #b64c53
  5. #ae535a
  6. #a75b60
  7. #9f6266
  8. #976a6d
  9. #8f7173
  10. #88797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5d60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615a3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877b3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984e3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8663d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9193d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd3540 {
  color: #cd3540;
}
Background
.bg-cd3540 {
  background-color: #cd3540;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd3540 {
  border: 2px solid #cd3540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd3540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 53 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd3540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd3540, #cd7635);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd3540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 53 64 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.00 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.45 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.28 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.84 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.87 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.82 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.44 #32cabf Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#cd3540  rgb(205, 53, 64)  hsl(356, 60%, 51%)  Crimson
#35cdc2  rgb(53, 205, 194)  hsl(176, 60%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#40cd35  rgb(64, 205, 53)  hsl(116, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green
#3540cd  rgb(53, 64, 205)  hsl(236, 60%, 51%)  Persian Blue