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#CE2D45

#ce2d45 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce2d45 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 17.65% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.16% magenta, 66.5% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 351.06°, with 64.14% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1543

Complementary

  1. #ce2d45
  2. #2dceb6

Split complementary

  1. #ce2d45
  2. #2dce66
  3. #2d96ce

Analogous

  1. #ce2d96
  2. #ce2d45
  3. #ce662d

Triadic

  1. #ce2d45
  2. #45ce2d
  3. #2d45ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce2d45
  2. #ceb62d
  3. #2dceb6
  4. #2d45ce

Square

  1. #ce2d45
  2. #96ce2d
  3. #2dceb6
  4. #662dce

Monochromatic

  1. #50121b
  2. #8f1f30
  3. #ce2d45
  4. #de697b
  5. #eca8b2

Shades

#ce2d45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce2d45
  2. #b9293e
  3. #a52437
  4. #902030
  5. #7c1b29
  6. #671723
  7. #52121c
  8. #3e0e15
  9. #29090e
  10. #150507
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce2d45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce2d45
  2. #d34258
  3. #d8576a
  4. #dd6c7d
  5. #e2818f
  6. #e796a2
  7. #ebabb5
  8. #f0c0c7
  9. #f5d5da
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce2d45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce2d45
  2. #c6354b
  3. #be3e51
  4. #b74657
  5. #af4e5d
  6. #a75763
  7. #9f5f68
  8. #97676e
  9. #906f74
  10. #88787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5a60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5845 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857a40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984a45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76442 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da053d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce2d45 {
  color: #ce2d45;
}
Background
.bg-ce2d45 {
  background-color: #ce2d45;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce2d45 {
  border: 2px solid #ce2d45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce2d45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 45 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce2d45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce2d45, #ce662d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce2d45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 45 69 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.00 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.40 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.60 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.91 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.85 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.76 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.23 #31d2ba Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Crimson
#ce2d45  rgb(206, 45, 69)  hsl(351, 64%, 49%)  Crimson
#2dceb6  rgb(45, 206, 182)  hsl(171, 64%, 49%)  Turquoise
#45ce2d  rgb(69, 206, 45)  hsl(111, 64%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2d45ce  rgb(45, 69, 206)  hsl(231, 64%, 49%)  Persian Blue