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#D91237

#d91237 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d91237 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.71% magenta, 74.65% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 348.84°, with 84.68% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.26.

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Relative luminance0.1546

Complementary

  1. #d91237
  2. #12d9b4

Split complementary

  1. #d91237
  2. #12d950
  3. #129bd9

Analogous

  1. #d9129b
  2. #d91237
  3. #d95012

Triadic

  1. #d91237
  2. #37d912
  3. #1237d9

Tetradic

  1. #d91237
  2. #d9b412
  3. #12d9b4
  4. #1237d9

Square

  1. #d91237
  2. #9bd912
  3. #12d9b4
  4. #5012d9

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0613
  2. #920c25
  3. #d91237
  4. #f04867
  5. #f68ea2

Shades

#d91237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d91237
  2. #c31032
  3. #ae0e2c
  4. #980d27
  5. #820b21
  6. #6d091c
  7. #570716
  8. #410511
  9. #2b040b
  10. #160206
  11. #000000

Tints

#d91237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d91237
  2. #dd2a4b
  3. #e1415f
  4. #e45973
  5. #e87187
  6. #ec899b
  7. #f0a0af
  8. #f4b8c3
  9. #f7d0d7
  10. #fbe7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d91237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d91237
  2. #d01d3e
  3. #c72846
  4. #be334d
  5. #b53e54
  6. #ad495c
  7. #a45463
  8. #9b5f6a
  9. #926a71
  10. #897579
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4575c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5436 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef0026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e4237 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af6233 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d91237 {
  color: #d91237;
}
Background
.bg-d91237 {
  background-color: #d91237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d91237 {
  border: 2px solid #d91237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d91237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d91237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d91237, #d95012);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d91237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.26 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.14 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.29 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.32 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.53 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.58 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.99 #26edc8 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Crimson
#d91237  rgb(217, 18, 55)  hsl(349, 85%, 46%)  Crimson
#12d9b4  rgb(18, 217, 180)  hsl(169, 85%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#37d912  rgb(55, 217, 18)  hsl(109, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green
#1237d9  rgb(18, 55, 217)  hsl(229, 85%, 46%)  Persian Blue