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#D91C38

#d91c38 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d91c38 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 10.98% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.1% magenta, 74.19% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 351.11°, with 77.14% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.39.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1587

Complementary

  1. #d91c38
  2. #1cd9bd

Split complementary

  1. #d91c38
  2. #1cd95e
  3. #1c97d9

Analogous

  1. #d91c97
  2. #d91c38
  3. #d95e1c

Triadic

  1. #d91c38
  2. #38d91c
  3. #1c38d9

Tetradic

  1. #d91c38
  2. #d9bd1c
  3. #1cd9bd
  4. #1c38d9

Square

  1. #d91c38
  2. #97d91c
  3. #1cd9bd
  4. #5e1cd9

Monochromatic

  1. #510b15
  2. #951327
  3. #d91c38
  4. #e9586e
  5. #f29ca9

Shades

#d91c38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d91c38
  2. #c31932
  3. #ae162d
  4. #981427
  5. #821122
  6. #6d0e1c
  7. #570b16
  8. #410811
  9. #2b060b
  10. #160306
  11. #000000

Tints

#d91c38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d91c38
  2. #dd334c
  3. #e14960
  4. #e46074
  5. #e87788
  6. #ec8e9c
  7. #f0a4af
  8. #f4bbc3
  9. #f7d2d7
  10. #fbe8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d91c38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d91c38
  2. #d0263f
  3. #c73046
  4. #be3a4e
  5. #b54455
  6. #ad4e5c
  7. #a45863
  8. #9b626a
  9. #926c72
  10. #897679
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4595e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5637 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7d31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e4537 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af6434 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d91c38 {
  color: #d91c38;
}
Background
.bg-d91c38 {
  background-color: #d91c38;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d91c38 {
  border: 2px solid #d91c38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d91c38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 28 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d91c38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d91c38, #d95e1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d91c38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 28 56 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.39 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.72 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.16 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.74 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.21 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.52 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.82 #26e3c7 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#d91c38  rgb(217, 28, 56)  hsl(351, 77%, 48%)  Crimson
#1cd9bd  rgb(28, 217, 189)  hsl(171, 77%, 48%)  Turquoise
#38d91c  rgb(56, 217, 28)  hsl(111, 77%, 48%)  Lime Green
#1c38d9  rgb(28, 56, 217)  hsl(231, 77%, 48%)  Persian Blue