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#DA0237

#da0237 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#da0237 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 0.78% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.08% magenta, 74.77% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 345.28°, with 98.18% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.22.

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Relative luminance0.1522

Complementary

  1. #da0237
  2. #02daa5

Split complementary

  1. #da0237
  2. #02da39
  3. #02a3da

Analogous

  1. #da02a3
  2. #da0237
  3. #da3902

Triadic

  1. #da0237
  2. #37da02
  3. #0237da

Tetradic

  1. #da0237
  2. #daa502
  3. #02daa5
  4. #0237da

Square

  1. #da0237
  2. #a3da02
  3. #02daa5
  4. #3902da

Monochromatic

  1. #420111
  2. #8e0124
  3. #da0237
  4. #fd2b5f
  5. #fe7798

Shades

#da0237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #da0237
  2. #c40232
  3. #ae022c
  4. #990127
  5. #830121
  6. #6d011c
  7. #570116
  8. #410111
  9. #2c000b
  10. #160006
  11. #000000

Tints

#da0237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #da0237
  2. #de1b4b
  3. #e1355f
  4. #e54e73
  5. #e96787
  6. #ed819b
  7. #f09aaf
  8. #f4b3c3
  9. #f8ccd7
  10. #fbe6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#da0237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #da0237
  2. #d10f3e
  3. #c81b46
  4. #bf284d
  5. #b63454
  6. #ad415c
  7. #a44e63
  8. #9b5a6a
  9. #926771
  10. #897379
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4555c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595236 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897b2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f00021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e4037 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af6133 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-da0237 {
  color: #da0237;
}
Background
.bg-da0237 {
  background-color: #da0237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-da0237 {
  border: 2px solid #da0237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #da0237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 2 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 98% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-da0237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #da0237, #da3902);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-da0237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 2 55 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.22 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.11 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.75 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.76 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.96 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.96 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.01 #25fdc8 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Crimson
#da0237  rgb(218, 2, 55)  hsl(345, 98%, 43%)  Crimson
#02daa5  rgb(2, 218, 165)  hsl(165, 98%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#37da02  rgb(55, 218, 2)  hsl(105, 98%, 43%)  Lime Green
#0237da  rgb(2, 55, 218)  hsl(225, 98%, 43%)  Persian Blue