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#D91C46

#d91c46 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d91c46 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 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.1% magenta, 67.74% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 346.67°, 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.1602

Complementary

  1. #d91c46
  2. #1cd9af

Split complementary

  1. #d91c46
  2. #1cd951
  3. #1ca4d9

Analogous

  1. #d91ca4
  2. #d91c46
  3. #d9511c

Triadic

  1. #d91c46
  2. #46d91c
  3. #1c46d9

Tetradic

  1. #d91c46
  2. #d9af1c
  3. #1cd9af
  4. #1c46d9

Square

  1. #d91c46
  2. #a4d91c
  3. #1cd9af
  4. #511cd9

Monochromatic

  1. #510b1a
  2. #951330
  3. #d91c46
  4. #e95878
  5. #f29caf

Shades

#d91c46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d91c46
  2. #c3193f
  3. #ae1638
  4. #981431
  5. #82112a
  6. #6d0e23
  7. #570b1c
  8. #410815
  9. #2b060e
  10. #160307
  11. #000000

Tints

#d91c46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d91c46
  2. #dd3359
  3. #e1496b
  4. #e4607e
  5. #e87790
  6. #ec8ea3
  7. #f0a4b5
  8. #f4bbc8
  9. #f7d2da
  10. #fbe8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d91c46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d91c46
  2. #d0264c
  3. #c73052
  4. #be3a57
  5. #b5445d
  6. #ad4e63
  7. #a45869
  8. #9b626f
  9. #926c74
  10. #89767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a45961 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5746 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897d40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e4646 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af6443 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6003a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d91c46 {
  color: #d91c46;
}
Background
.bg-d91c46 {
  background-color: #d91c46;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d91c46 {
  border: 2px solid #d91c46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d91c46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 28 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d91c46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d91c46, #d9511c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d91c46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 28 70 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.65 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.66 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.21 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.62 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.92 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.69 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.76 #26e3b9 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#d91c46  rgb(217, 28, 70)  hsl(347, 77%, 48%)  Crimson
#1cd9af  rgb(28, 217, 175)  hsl(167, 77%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#46d91c  rgb(70, 217, 28)  hsl(107, 77%, 48%)  Lime Green
#1c46d9  rgb(28, 70, 217)  hsl(227, 77%, 48%)  Persian Blue