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#D71E40

#d71e40 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d71e40 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.31% red, 11.76% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.05% magenta, 70.23% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 348.97°, with 75.51% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1575

Complementary

  1. #d71e40
  2. #1ed7b5

Split complementary

  1. #d71e40
  2. #1ed758
  3. #1e9dd7

Analogous

  1. #d71e9d
  2. #d71e40
  3. #d7581e

Triadic

  1. #d71e40
  2. #40d71e
  3. #1e40d7

Tetradic

  1. #d71e40
  2. #d7b51e
  3. #1ed7b5
  4. #1e40d7

Square

  1. #d71e40
  2. #9dd71e
  3. #1ed7b5
  4. #581ed7

Monochromatic

  1. #510b18
  2. #94152c
  3. #d71e40
  4. #e85a74
  5. #f19dac

Shades

#d71e40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d71e40
  2. #c21b3a
  3. #ac1833
  4. #97152d
  5. #811226
  6. #6c0f20
  7. #560c1a
  8. #410913
  9. #2b060d
  10. #160306
  11. #000000

Tints

#d71e40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d71e40
  2. #db3553
  3. #df4b66
  4. #e36279
  5. #e7788c
  6. #eb8fa0
  7. #efa5b3
  8. #f3bcc6
  9. #f7d2d9
  10. #fbe9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d71e40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d71e40
  2. #ce2846
  3. #c6324d
  4. #bd3b53
  5. #b4455a
  6. #ac4f60
  7. #a35966
  8. #9a636d
  9. #916c73
  10. #89767a
  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 #a3595f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5640 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d4640 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae633c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e40036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d71e40 {
  color: #d71e40;
}
Background
.bg-d71e40 {
  background-color: #d71e40;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d71e40 {
  border: 2px solid #d71e40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d71e40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 215 30 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 76% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d71e40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d71e40, #d7581e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d71e40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(215 30 64 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.25 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.93 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.53 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.93 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.46 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.07 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 7.46 #28e1bf Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#d71e40  rgb(215, 30, 64)  hsl(349, 76%, 48%)  Crimson
#1ed7b5  rgb(30, 215, 181)  hsl(169, 76%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#40d71e  rgb(64, 215, 30)  hsl(109, 76%, 48%)  Lime Green
#1e40d7  rgb(30, 64, 215)  hsl(229, 76%, 48%)  Persian Blue