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#D12945

#d12945 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d12945 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.96% red, 16.08% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.38% magenta, 66.99% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 350°, with 67.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1557

Complementary

  1. #d12945
  2. #29d1b5

Split complementary

  1. #d12945
  2. #29d161
  3. #2999d1

Analogous

  1. #d12999
  2. #d12945
  3. #d16129

Triadic

  1. #d12945
  2. #45d129
  3. #2945d1

Tetradic

  1. #d12945
  2. #d1b529
  3. #29d1b5
  4. #2945d1

Square

  1. #d12945
  2. #99d129
  3. #29d1b5
  4. #6129d1

Monochromatic

  1. #51101b
  2. #911c30
  3. #d12945
  4. #e1667a
  5. #eda6b2

Shades

#d12945 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d12945
  2. #bc253e
  3. #a72137
  4. #921d30
  5. #7d1929
  6. #691523
  7. #54101c
  8. #3f0c15
  9. #2a080e
  10. #150407
  11. #000000

Tints

#d12945 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d12945
  2. #d63e58
  3. #da546a
  4. #df697d
  5. #e37f8f
  6. #e894a2
  7. #eda9b5
  8. #f1bfc7
  9. #f6d4da
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d12945 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d12945
  2. #c9324b
  3. #c13a51
  4. #b94357
  5. #b14c5d
  6. #a95563
  7. #a05d68
  8. #98666e
  9. #906f74
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5a60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5745 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867a40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e60036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #994945 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96442 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #de003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d12945 {
  color: #d12945;
}
Background
.bg-d12945 {
  background-color: #d12945;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d12945 {
  border: 2px solid #d12945;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d12945;
  --color-primary-rgb: 209 41 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 67% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d12945 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d12945, #d16129);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d12945 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(209 41 69 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.72 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.63 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.72 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.54 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.10 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.88 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.93 #2ed6ba Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Crimson
#d12945  rgb(209, 41, 69)  hsl(350, 67%, 49%)  Crimson
#29d1b5  rgb(41, 209, 181)  hsl(170, 67%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#45d129  rgb(69, 209, 41)  hsl(110, 67%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2945d1  rgb(41, 69, 209)  hsl(230, 67%, 49%)  Persian Blue