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#CF2136

#cf2136 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf2136 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 12.94% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.06% magenta, 73.91% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 352.76°, with 72.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1462

Complementary

  1. #cf2136
  2. #21cfba

Split complementary

  1. #cf2136
  2. #21cf63
  3. #218dcf

Analogous

  1. #cf218d
  2. #cf2136
  3. #cf6321

Triadic

  1. #cf2136
  2. #36cf21
  3. #2136cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf2136
  2. #cfba21
  3. #21cfba
  4. #2136cf

Square

  1. #cf2136
  2. #8dcf21
  3. #21cfba
  4. #6321cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0c14
  2. #8d1625
  3. #cf2136
  4. #e45869
  5. #ef9aa4

Shades

#cf2136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf2136
  2. #ba1e31
  3. #a61a2b
  4. #911726
  5. #7c1420
  6. #68111b
  7. #530d16
  8. #3e0a10
  9. #29070b
  10. #150305
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf2136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf2136
  2. #d4374a
  3. #d94d5e
  4. #dd6472
  5. #e27a86
  6. #e7909b
  7. #eca6af
  8. #f1bcc3
  9. #f5d3d7
  10. #fae9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf2136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf2136
  2. #c72b3d
  3. #bf3445
  4. #b73e4c
  5. #af4754
  6. #a8515b
  7. #a05a62
  8. #98646a
  9. #906d71
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d565a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5335 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857830 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974435 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86032 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf2136 {
  color: #cf2136;
}
Background
.bg-cf2136 {
  background-color: #cf2136;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf2136 {
  border: 2px solid #cf2136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf2136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 33 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 73% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf2136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf2136, #cf6321);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf2136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 33 54 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.71 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.22 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.31 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.38 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.79 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.82 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.78 #30dec9 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Crimson
#cf2136  rgb(207, 33, 54)  hsl(353, 73%, 47%)  Crimson
#21cfba  rgb(33, 207, 186)  hsl(173, 73%, 47%)  Turquoise
#36cf21  rgb(54, 207, 33)  hsl(113, 73%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2136cf  rgb(33, 54, 207)  hsl(233, 73%, 47%)  Persian Blue