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#D5243F

#d5243f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d5243f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 14.12% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.1% magenta, 70.42% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 350.85°, with 71.08% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.25.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1577

Complementary

  1. #d5243f
  2. #24d5ba

Split complementary

  1. #d5243f
  2. #24d562
  3. #2497d5

Analogous

  1. #d52497
  2. #d5243f
  3. #d56224

Triadic

  1. #d5243f
  2. #3fd524
  3. #243fd5

Tetradic

  1. #d5243f
  2. #d5ba24
  3. #24d5ba
  4. #243fd5

Square

  1. #d5243f
  2. #97d524
  3. #24d5ba
  4. #6224d5

Monochromatic

  1. #520e18
  2. #94192c
  3. #d5243f
  4. #e46175
  5. #efa3ae

Shades

#d5243f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5243f
  2. #c02039
  3. #aa1d32
  4. #95192c
  5. #801626
  6. #6b1220
  7. #550e19
  8. #400b13
  9. #2b070d
  10. #150406
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5243f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5243f
  2. #d93a52
  3. #dd5065
  4. #e26679
  5. #e67c8c
  6. #ea929f
  7. #eea7b2
  8. #f2bdc5
  9. #f7d3d9
  10. #fbe9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5243f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5243f
  2. #cd2d46
  3. #c4364c
  4. #bc4053
  5. #b34959
  6. #ab5260
  7. #a25b66
  8. #9a646d
  9. #916e73
  10. #89777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a25a5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d573e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c483f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac643c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e20037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5243f {
  color: #d5243f;
}
Background
.bg-d5243f {
  background-color: #d5243f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d5243f {
  border: 2px solid #d5243f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5243f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 36 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 71% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5243f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5243f, #d56224);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5243f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 36 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.25 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.88 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.76 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.84 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.99 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.48 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.94 #2adbc0 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#d5243f  rgb(213, 36, 63)  hsl(351, 71%, 49%)  Crimson
#24d5ba  rgb(36, 213, 186)  hsl(171, 71%, 49%)  Turquoise
#3fd524  rgb(63, 213, 36)  hsl(111, 71%, 49%)  Lime Green
#243fd5  rgb(36, 63, 213)  hsl(231, 71%, 49%)  Persian Blue