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#CF3045

#cf3045 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf3045 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 18.82% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.81% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 352.08°, with 62.35% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #cf3045
  2. #30cfba

Split complementary

  1. #cf3045
  2. #30cf6b
  3. #3094cf

Analogous

  1. #cf3094
  2. #cf3045
  3. #cf6b30

Triadic

  1. #cf3045
  2. #45cf30
  3. #3045cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf3045
  2. #cfba30
  3. #30cfba
  4. #3045cf

Square

  1. #cf3045
  2. #94cf30
  3. #30cfba
  4. #6b30cf

Monochromatic

  1. #53131c
  2. #912230
  3. #cf3045
  4. #dd6e7d
  5. #ecacb5

Shades

#cf3045 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf3045
  2. #ba2b3e
  3. #a62637
  4. #912230
  5. #7c1d29
  6. #681823
  7. #53131c
  8. #3e0e15
  9. #290a0e
  10. #150507
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf3045 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf3045
  2. #d44558
  3. #d9596a
  4. #dd6e7d
  5. #e2838f
  6. #e798a2
  7. #ecacb5
  8. #f1c1c7
  9. #f5d6da
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf3045 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf3045
  2. #c7384b
  3. #bf4051
  4. #b74857
  5. #af505d
  6. #a85863
  7. #a06068
  8. #98686e
  9. #907074
  10. #88787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5c61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5945 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877b40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e30039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #994c45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96542 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0e3e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf3045 {
  color: #cf3045;
}
Background
.bg-cf3045 {
  background-color: #cf3045;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf3045 {
  border: 2px solid #cf3045;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf3045;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 48 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf3045 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf3045, #cf6b30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf3045 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 48 69 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.77 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.54 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.81 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.66 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.42 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.48 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.52 #30cfba Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#cf3045  rgb(207, 48, 69)  hsl(352, 62%, 50%)  Crimson
#30cfba  rgb(48, 207, 186)  hsl(172, 62%, 50%)  Turquoise
#45cf30  rgb(69, 207, 48)  hsl(112, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green
#3045cf  rgb(48, 69, 207)  hsl(232, 62%, 50%)  Persian Blue