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#CF263F

#cf263f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf263f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.64% magenta, 69.57% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 351.12°, 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1501

Complementary

  1. #cf263f
  2. #26cfb6

Split complementary

  1. #cf263f
  2. #26cf61
  3. #2694cf

Analogous

  1. #cf2694
  2. #cf263f
  3. #cf6126

Triadic

  1. #cf263f
  2. #3fcf26
  3. #263fcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf263f
  2. #cfb626
  3. #26cfb6
  4. #263fcf

Square

  1. #cf263f
  2. #94cf26
  3. #26cfb6
  4. #6126cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0e18
  2. #8e1a2b
  3. #cf263f
  4. #e26073
  5. #eea0ac

Shades

#cf263f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf263f
  2. #ba2239
  3. #a61e32
  4. #911b2c
  5. #7c1726
  6. #681320
  7. #530f19
  8. #3e0b13
  9. #29080d
  10. #150406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf263f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf263f
  2. #d43c52
  3. #d95165
  4. #dd6779
  5. #e27d8c
  6. #e7939f
  7. #eca8b2
  8. #f1bec5
  9. #f5d4d9
  10. #fae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf263f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf263f
  2. #c72f46
  3. #bf384c
  4. #b74153
  5. #af4a59
  6. #a85360
  7. #a05c66
  8. #98656d
  9. #906e73
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e585d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b553f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85793a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e40032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98473f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8623c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf263f {
  color: #cf263f;
}
Background
.bg-cf263f {
  background-color: #cf263f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf263f {
  border: 2px solid #cf263f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf263f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 38 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf263f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf263f, #cf6126);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf263f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 38 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.27 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.78 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.88 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.91 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.54 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.62 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.99 #30d9c0 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Crimson
#cf263f  rgb(207, 38, 63)  hsl(351, 69%, 48%)  Crimson
#26cfb6  rgb(38, 207, 182)  hsl(171, 69%, 48%)  Turquoise
#3fcf26  rgb(63, 207, 38)  hsl(111, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green
#263fcf  rgb(38, 63, 207)  hsl(231, 69%, 48%)  Persian Blue