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#CF283F

#cf283f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.68% magenta, 69.57% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 351.74°, with 67.61% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1514

Complementary

  1. #cf283f
  2. #28cfb8

Split complementary

  1. #cf283f
  2. #28cf65
  3. #2892cf

Analogous

  1. #cf2892
  2. #cf283f
  3. #cf6528

Triadic

  1. #cf283f
  2. #3fcf28
  3. #283fcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf283f
  2. #cfb828
  3. #28cfb8
  4. #283fcf

Square

  1. #cf283f
  2. #92cf28
  3. #28cfb8
  4. #6528cf

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0f18
  2. #8f1c2b
  3. #cf283f
  4. #e16374
  5. #eda3ad

Shades

#cf283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf283f
  2. #ba2439
  3. #a62032
  4. #911c2c
  5. #7c1826
  6. #681420
  7. #531019
  8. #3e0c13
  9. #29080d
  10. #150406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf283f
  2. #d43e52
  3. #d95365
  4. #dd6979
  5. #e27e8c
  6. #e7949f
  7. #eca9b2
  8. #f1bfc5
  9. #f5d4d9
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf283f
  2. #c73146
  3. #bf3a4c
  4. #b74253
  5. #af4b59
  6. #a85460
  7. #a05d66
  8. #98666d
  9. #906e73
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e595e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c563e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85793a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e40033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98483f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8623c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf283f {
  color: #cf283f;
}
Background
.bg-cf283f {
  background-color: #cf283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf283f {
  border: 2px solid #cf283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf283f, #cf6528);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.22 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.96 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.67 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.86 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.38 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.58 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.85 #30d7c0 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Crimson
#cf283f  rgb(207, 40, 63)  hsl(352, 68%, 48%)  Crimson
#28cfb8  rgb(40, 207, 184)  hsl(172, 68%, 48%)  Turquoise
#3fcf28  rgb(63, 207, 40)  hsl(112, 68%, 48%)  Lime Green
#283fcf  rgb(40, 63, 207)  hsl(232, 68%, 48%)  Persian Blue