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#CE313E

#ce313e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce313e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 19.22% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.21% magenta, 69.9% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 355.03°, with 61.57% saturation and 50% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1567

Complementary

  1. #ce313e
  2. #31cec1

Split complementary

  1. #ce313e
  2. #31ce72
  3. #318dce

Analogous

  1. #ce318d
  2. #ce313e
  3. #ce7231

Triadic

  1. #ce313e
  2. #3ece31
  3. #313ece

Tetradic

  1. #ce313e
  2. #cec131
  3. #31cec1
  4. #313ece

Square

  1. #ce313e
  2. #8dce31
  3. #31cec1
  4. #7231ce

Monochromatic

  1. #521419
  2. #90222b
  3. #ce313e
  4. #dd6f78
  5. #ebadb2

Shades

#ce313e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce313e
  2. #b92c38
  3. #a52732
  4. #90222b
  5. #7c1d25
  6. #67191f
  7. #521419
  8. #3e0f13
  9. #290a0c
  10. #150506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce313e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce313e
  2. #d34651
  3. #d85a65
  4. #dd6f78
  5. #e2838b
  6. #e7989f
  7. #ebadb2
  8. #f0c1c5
  9. #f5d6d8
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce313e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce313e
  2. #c63945
  3. #be414b
  4. #b74952
  5. #af5158
  6. #a7595f
  7. #9f6066
  8. #97686c
  9. #907073
  10. #887879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5c5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60593d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877a39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #994c3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8653b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0f3a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce313e {
  color: #ce313e;
}
Background
.bg-ce313e {
  background-color: #ce313e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce313e {
  border: 2px solid #ce313e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce313e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 49 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce313e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce313e, #ce7231);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce313e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 49 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.67 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.31 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.00 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.50 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.21 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.95 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.08 #31cec1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Crimson
#ce313e  rgb(206, 49, 62)  hsl(355, 62%, 50%)  Crimson
#31cec1  rgb(49, 206, 193)  hsl(175, 62%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#3ece31  rgb(62, 206, 49)  hsl(115, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green
#313ece  rgb(49, 62, 206)  hsl(235, 62%, 50%)  Persian Blue