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#DA243D

#da243d ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#da243d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 14.12% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.49% magenta, 72.02% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 351.76°, with 71.65% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.15.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.165

Complementary

  1. #da243d
  2. #24dac1

Split complementary

  1. #da243d
  2. #24da66
  3. #2498da

Analogous

  1. #da2498
  2. #da243d
  3. #da6624

Triadic

  1. #da243d
  2. #3dda24
  3. #243dda

Tetradic

  1. #da243d
  2. #dac124
  3. #24dac1
  4. #243dda

Square

  1. #da243d
  2. #98da24
  3. #24dac1
  4. #6624da

Monochromatic

  1. #570e18
  2. #98192b
  3. #da243d
  4. #e66577
  5. #f0a7b1

Shades

#da243d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #da243d
  2. #c42037
  3. #ae1d31
  4. #99192b
  5. #831625
  6. #6d121f
  7. #570e18
  8. #410b12
  9. #2c070c
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#da243d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #da243d
  2. #de3a50
  3. #e15064
  4. #e56677
  5. #e97c8b
  6. #ed929e
  7. #f0a7b1
  8. #f4bdc5
  9. #f8d3d8
  10. #fbe9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#da243d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #da243d
  2. #d12d44
  3. #c8364a
  4. #bf4051
  5. #b64958
  6. #ad525f
  7. #a45b65
  8. #9b646c
  9. #926e73
  10. #897779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65c60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60593c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7f37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f00030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0493d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16639 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e70036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-da243d {
  color: #da243d;
}
Background
.bg-da243d {
  background-color: #da243d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-da243d {
  border: 2px solid #da243d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #da243d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 36 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-da243d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #da243d, #da6624);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-da243d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 36 61 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.15 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.26 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.78 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.08 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.09 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.71 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.89 #25dbc2 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#da243d  rgb(218, 36, 61)  hsl(352, 72%, 50%)  Crimson
#24dac1  rgb(36, 218, 193)  hsl(172, 72%, 50%)  Turquoise
#3dda24  rgb(61, 218, 36)  hsl(112, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#243dda  rgb(36, 61, 218)  hsl(232, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue