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#CE293F

#ce293f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce293f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 16.08% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.1% magenta, 69.42% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 352°, with 66.8% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1507

Complementary

  1. #ce293f
  2. #29ceb8

Split complementary

  1. #ce293f
  2. #29ce65
  3. #2991ce

Analogous

  1. #ce2991
  2. #ce293f
  3. #ce6529

Triadic

  1. #ce293f
  2. #3fce29
  3. #293fce

Tetradic

  1. #ce293f
  2. #ceb829
  3. #29ceb8
  4. #293fce

Square

  1. #ce293f
  2. #91ce29
  3. #29ceb8
  4. #6529ce

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1018
  2. #8e1c2b
  3. #ce293f
  4. #e06374
  5. #eda3ad

Shades

#ce293f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce293f
  2. #b92539
  3. #a52132
  4. #901d2c
  5. #7c1926
  6. #671520
  7. #521019
  8. #3e0c13
  9. #29080d
  10. #150406
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce293f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce293f
  2. #d33e52
  3. #d85465
  4. #dd6979
  5. #e27f8c
  6. #e7949f
  7. #eba9b2
  8. #f0bfc5
  9. #f5d4d9
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce293f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce293f
  2. #c63246
  3. #be3a4c
  4. #b74353
  5. #af4c59
  6. #a75560
  7. #9f5d66
  8. #97666d
  9. #906f73
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d595d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c563e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85793a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97483f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7623c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce293f {
  color: #ce293f;
}
Background
.bg-ce293f {
  background-color: #ce293f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce293f {
  border: 2px solid #ce293f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce293f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 41 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce293f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce293f, #ce6529);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce293f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 41 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.38 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.86 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.63 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.85 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.35 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.71 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.83 #31d6c0 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Crimson
#ce293f  rgb(206, 41, 63)  hsl(352, 67%, 48%)  Crimson
#29ceb8  rgb(41, 206, 184)  hsl(172, 67%, 48%)  Turquoise
#3fce29  rgb(63, 206, 41)  hsl(112, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#293fce  rgb(41, 63, 206)  hsl(232, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue