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#DA2242

#da2242 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#da2242 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 13.33% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.4% magenta, 69.72% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 349.57°, with 73.02% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.28.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1644

Complementary

  1. #da2242
  2. #22daba

Split complementary

  1. #da2242
  2. #22da5e
  3. #229eda

Analogous

  1. #da229e
  2. #da2242
  3. #da5e22

Triadic

  1. #da2242
  2. #42da22
  3. #2242da

Tetradic

  1. #da2242
  2. #daba22
  3. #22daba
  4. #2242da

Square

  1. #da2242
  2. #9eda22
  3. #22daba
  4. #5e22da

Monochromatic

  1. #560d1a
  2. #98182e
  3. #da2242
  4. #e76279
  5. #f1a4b1

Shades

#da2242 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #da2242
  2. #c41f3b
  3. #ae1b35
  4. #99182e
  5. #831428
  6. #6d1121
  7. #570e1a
  8. #410a14
  9. #2c070d
  10. #160307
  11. #000000

Tints

#da2242 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #da2242
  2. #de3855
  3. #e14e68
  4. #e5647b
  5. #e97a8e
  6. #ed91a1
  7. #f0a7b3
  8. #f4bdc6
  9. #f8d3d9
  10. #fbe9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#da2242 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #da2242
  2. #d12b48
  3. #c8354e
  4. #bf3e55
  5. #b6485b
  6. #ad5161
  7. #a45a67
  8. #9b646d
  9. #926d74
  10. #89777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65b61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5842 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7e3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f00031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f4842 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0663e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70039 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-da2242 {
  color: #da2242;
}
Background
.bg-da2242 {
  background-color: #da2242;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-da2242 {
  border: 2px solid #da2242;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #da2242;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 34 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 73% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-da2242 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #da2242, #da5e22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-da2242 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 34 66 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.28 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.77 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.71 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.79 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.59 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.40 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.10 #25ddbd Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#da2242  rgb(218, 34, 66)  hsl(350, 73%, 49%)  Crimson
#22daba  rgb(34, 218, 186)  hsl(170, 73%, 49%)  Turquoise
#42da22  rgb(66, 218, 34)  hsl(110, 73%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2242da  rgb(34, 66, 218)  hsl(230, 73%, 49%)  Persian Blue