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#CE283F

#ce283f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.58% magenta, 69.42% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 351.69°, with 67.48% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.15

Complementary

  1. #ce283f
  2. #28ceb7

Split complementary

  1. #ce283f
  2. #28ce64
  3. #2892ce

Analogous

  1. #ce2892
  2. #ce283f
  3. #ce6428

Triadic

  1. #ce283f
  2. #3fce28
  3. #283fce

Tetradic

  1. #ce283f
  2. #ceb728
  3. #28ceb7
  4. #283fce

Square

  1. #ce283f
  2. #92ce28
  3. #28ceb7
  4. #6428ce

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0f18
  2. #8e1c2b
  3. #ce283f
  4. #e16274
  5. #eda2ac

Shades

#ce283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce283f
  2. #b92439
  3. #a52032
  4. #901c2c
  5. #7c1826
  6. #671420
  7. #521019
  8. #3e0c13
  9. #29080d
  10. #150406
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce283f
  2. #d33e52
  3. #d85365
  4. #dd6979
  5. #e27e8c
  6. #e7949f
  7. #eba9b2
  8. #f0bfc5
  9. #f5d4d9
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce283f
  2. #c63146
  3. #be3a4c
  4. #b74253
  5. #af4b59
  6. #a75460
  7. #9f5d66
  8. #97666d
  9. #906e73
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d585d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c563e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85783a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e30033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97473f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7623c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce283f {
  color: #ce283f;
}
Background
.bg-ce283f {
  background-color: #ce283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce283f {
  border: 2px solid #ce283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce283f, #ce6428);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.40 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.76 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.75 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.86 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.43 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.73 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.90 #31d7c0 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Crimson
#ce283f  rgb(206, 40, 63)  hsl(352, 67%, 48%)  Crimson
#28ceb7  rgb(40, 206, 183)  hsl(172, 67%, 48%)  Turquoise
#3fce28  rgb(63, 206, 40)  hsl(112, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#283fce  rgb(40, 63, 206)  hsl(232, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue