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#CF263A

#cf263a ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf263a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 14.9% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.64% magenta, 71.98% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 352.9°, with 68.98% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1496

Complementary

  1. #cf263a
  2. #26cfbb

Split complementary

  1. #cf263a
  2. #26cf67
  3. #268fcf

Analogous

  1. #cf268f
  2. #cf263a
  3. #cf6726

Triadic

  1. #cf263a
  2. #3acf26
  3. #263acf

Tetradic

  1. #cf263a
  2. #cfbb26
  3. #26cfbb
  4. #263acf

Square

  1. #cf263a
  2. #8fcf26
  3. #26cfbb
  4. #6726cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0e16
  2. #8e1a28
  3. #cf263a
  4. #e2606f
  5. #eea0aa

Shades

#cf263a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf263a
  2. #ba2234
  3. #a61e2e
  4. #911b29
  5. #7c1723
  6. #68131d
  7. #530f17
  8. #3e0b11
  9. #29080c
  10. #150406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf263a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf263a
  2. #d43c4e
  3. #d95161
  4. #dd6775
  5. #e27d89
  6. #e7939d
  7. #eca8b0
  8. #f1bec4
  9. #f5d4d8
  10. #fae9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf263a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf263a
  2. #c72f41
  3. #bf3848
  4. #b7414f
  5. #af4a56
  6. #a8535d
  7. #a05c64
  8. #98656b
  9. #906e72
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d585c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5539 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857934 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e40030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98473a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86237 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf263a {
  color: #cf263a;
}
Background
.bg-cf263a {
  background-color: #cf263a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf263a {
  border: 2px solid #cf263a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf263a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 38 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf263a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf263a, #cf6726);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf263a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 38 58 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.31 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.18 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.57 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.11 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.59 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.93 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.35 #30d9c5 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Crimson
#cf263a  rgb(207, 38, 58)  hsl(353, 69%, 48%)  Crimson
#26cfbb  rgb(38, 207, 187)  hsl(173, 69%, 48%)  Turquoise
#3acf26  rgb(58, 207, 38)  hsl(113, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green
#263acf  rgb(38, 58, 207)  hsl(233, 69%, 48%)  Persian Blue