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#CE2139

#ce2139 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce2139 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 12.94% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.98% magenta, 72.33% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 351.68°, with 72.38% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.145

Complementary

  1. #ce2139
  2. #21ceb6

Split complementary

  1. #ce2139
  2. #21ce60
  3. #218fce

Analogous

  1. #ce218f
  2. #ce2139
  3. #ce6021

Triadic

  1. #ce2139
  2. #39ce21
  3. #2139ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce2139
  2. #ceb621
  3. #21ceb6
  4. #2139ce

Square

  1. #ce2139
  2. #8fce21
  3. #21ceb6
  4. #6021ce

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0c15
  2. #8c1627
  3. #ce2139
  4. #e4576b
  5. #ef99a5

Shades

#ce2139 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce2139
  2. #b91e33
  3. #a51a2e
  4. #901728
  5. #7c1422
  6. #67111d
  7. #520d17
  8. #3e0a11
  9. #29070b
  10. #150306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce2139 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce2139
  2. #d3374d
  3. #d84d61
  4. #dd6474
  5. #e27a88
  6. #e7909c
  7. #eba6b0
  8. #f0bcc4
  9. #f5d3d7
  10. #fae9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce2139 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce2139
  2. #c62b40
  3. #be3447
  4. #b73e4e
  5. #af4755
  6. #a7515d
  7. #9f5a64
  8. #97646b
  9. #906d72
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c565a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5338 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847733 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974439 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76035 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce2139 {
  color: #ce2139;
}
Background
.bg-ce2139 {
  background-color: #ce2139;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce2139 {
  border: 2px solid #ce2139;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce2139;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 33 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce2139 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce2139, #ce6021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce2139 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 33 57 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.53 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.59 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.02 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.29 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.67 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.15 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.70 #31dec6 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Crimson
#ce2139  rgb(206, 33, 57)  hsl(352, 72%, 47%)  Crimson
#21ceb6  rgb(33, 206, 182)  hsl(172, 72%, 47%)  Turquoise
#39ce21  rgb(57, 206, 33)  hsl(112, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2139ce  rgb(33, 57, 206)  hsl(232, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue