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#CE253D

#ce253d ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce253d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 14.51% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.04% magenta, 70.39% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 351.48°, with 69.55% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1478

Complementary

  1. #ce253d
  2. #25ceb6

Split complementary

  1. #ce253d
  2. #25ce62
  3. #2592ce

Analogous

  1. #ce2592
  2. #ce253d
  3. #ce6225

Triadic

  1. #ce253d
  2. #3dce25
  3. #253dce

Tetradic

  1. #ce253d
  2. #ceb625
  3. #25ceb6
  4. #253dce

Square

  1. #ce253d
  2. #92ce25
  3. #25ceb6
  4. #6225ce

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0e17
  2. #8d192a
  3. #ce253d
  4. #e25e70
  5. #ee9eaa

Shades

#ce253d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce253d
  2. #b92137
  3. #a51e31
  4. #901a2b
  5. #7c1625
  6. #67131f
  7. #520f18
  8. #3e0b12
  9. #29070c
  10. #150406
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce253d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce253d
  2. #d33b50
  3. #d85164
  4. #dd6677
  5. #e27c8b
  6. #e7929e
  7. #eba8b1
  8. #f0bec5
  9. #f5d3d8
  10. #fae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce253d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce253d
  2. #c62e44
  3. #be374a
  4. #b74051
  5. #af4958
  6. #a7535f
  7. #9f5c65
  8. #97656c
  9. #906e73
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d575c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b553c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847837 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e30030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97463d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7613a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce253d {
  color: #ce253d;
}
Background
.bg-ce253d {
  background-color: #ce253d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce253d {
  border: 2px solid #ce253d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce253d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 37 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 70% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce253d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce253d, #ce6225);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce253d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 37 61 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.38 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.55 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.58 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.11 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.30 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.06 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.54 #31dac2 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Crimson
#ce253d  rgb(206, 37, 61)  hsl(351, 70%, 48%)  Crimson
#25ceb6  rgb(37, 206, 182)  hsl(171, 70%, 48%)  Turquoise
#3dce25  rgb(61, 206, 37)  hsl(111, 70%, 48%)  Lime Green
#253dce  rgb(37, 61, 206)  hsl(231, 70%, 48%)  Persian Blue