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#D9012F

#d9012f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d9012f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 0.39% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.54% magenta, 78.34% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 347.22°, with 99.08% saturation and 42.75% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.1498

Complementary

  1. #d9012f
  2. #01d9ab

Split complementary

  1. #d9012f
  2. #01d93f
  3. #019bd9

Analogous

  1. #d9019b
  2. #d9012f
  3. #d93f01

Triadic

  1. #d9012f
  2. #2fd901
  3. #012fd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9012f
  2. #d9ab01
  3. #01d9ab
  4. #012fd9

Square

  1. #d9012f
  2. #9bd901
  3. #01d9ab
  4. #3f01d9

Monochromatic

  1. #41000e
  2. #8d011f
  3. #d9012f
  4. #fe2956
  5. #fe7592

Shades

#d9012f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9012f
  2. #c3012a
  3. #ae0126
  4. #980121
  5. #82011c
  6. #6d0118
  7. #570013
  8. #41000e
  9. #2b0009
  10. #160005
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9012f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9012f
  2. #dd1a44
  3. #e13459
  4. #e44d6d
  5. #e86782
  6. #ec8097
  7. #f099ac
  8. #f4b3c1
  9. #f7ccd5
  10. #fbe6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9012f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9012f
  2. #d00e37
  3. #c71a3f
  4. #be2747
  5. #b5344f
  6. #ad4158
  7. #a44d60
  8. #9b5a68
  9. #926770
  10. #897378
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3555a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59512e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897a26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d3f2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af602a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9012f {
  color: #d9012f;
}
Background
.bg-d9012f {
  background-color: #d9012f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d9012f {
  border: 2px solid #d9012f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9012f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 1 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 99% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9012f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9012f, #d93f01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9012f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 1 47 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.90 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.98 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.57 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.03 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.26 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.97 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.35 #26fed0 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Crimson
#d9012f  rgb(217, 1, 47)  hsl(347, 99%, 43%)  Crimson
#01d9ab  rgb(1, 217, 171)  hsl(167, 99%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#2fd901  rgb(47, 217, 1)  hsl(107, 99%, 43%)  Lime Green
#012fd9  rgb(1, 47, 217)  hsl(227, 99%, 43%)  Persian Blue