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#D7253B

#d7253b ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d7253b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.31% red, 14.51% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.79% magenta, 72.56% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 352.58°, with 70.63% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.45.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1609

Complementary

  1. #d7253b
  2. #25d7c1

Split complementary

  1. #d7253b
  2. #25d768
  3. #2594d7

Analogous

  1. #d72594
  2. #d7253b
  3. #d76825

Triadic

  1. #d7253b
  2. #3bd725
  3. #253bd7

Tetradic

  1. #d7253b
  2. #d7c125
  3. #25d7c1
  4. #253bd7

Square

  1. #d7253b
  2. #94d725
  3. #25d7c1
  4. #6825d7

Monochromatic

  1. #540f17
  2. #961a29
  3. #d7253b
  4. #e46474
  5. #f0a5af

Shades

#d7253b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d7253b
  2. #c22135
  3. #ac1e2f
  4. #971a29
  5. #811623
  6. #6c131e
  7. #560f18
  8. #410b12
  9. #2b070c
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#d7253b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d7253b
  2. #db3b4f
  3. #df5162
  4. #e36676
  5. #e77c89
  6. #eb929d
  7. #efa8b1
  8. #f3bec4
  9. #f7d3d8
  10. #fbe9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d7253b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d7253b
  2. #ce2e42
  3. #c63749
  4. #bd4050
  5. #b44957
  6. #ac535e
  7. #a35c64
  8. #9a656b
  9. #916e72
  10. #897779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a35b5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f583a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7d35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e483a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae6537 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e40035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d7253b {
  color: #d7253b;
}
Background
.bg-d7253b {
  background-color: #d7253b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d7253b {
  border: 2px solid #d7253b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d7253b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 215 37 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 71% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d7253b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d7253b, #d76825);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d7253b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(215 37 59 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.45 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.66 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.44 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.69 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.44 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.60 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.90 #28dac4 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Crimson
#d7253b  rgb(215, 37, 59)  hsl(353, 71%, 49%)  Crimson
#25d7c1  rgb(37, 215, 193)  hsl(173, 71%, 49%)  Turquoise
#3bd725  rgb(59, 215, 37)  hsl(113, 71%, 49%)  Lime Green
#253bd7  rgb(37, 59, 215)  hsl(233, 71%, 49%)  Persian Blue