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#DA253D

#da253d ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#da253d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 14.51% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.03% magenta, 72.02% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 352.04°, with 70.98% saturation and 50% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.27.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1657

Complementary

  1. #da253d
  2. #25dac2

Split complementary

  1. #da253d
  2. #25da67
  3. #2598da

Analogous

  1. #da2598
  2. #da253d
  3. #da6725

Triadic

  1. #da253d
  2. #3dda25
  3. #253dda

Tetradic

  1. #da253d
  2. #dac225
  3. #25dac2
  4. #253dda

Square

  1. #da253d
  2. #98da25
  3. #25dac2
  4. #6725da

Monochromatic

  1. #570f18
  2. #991a2b
  3. #da253d
  4. #e56677
  5. #f0a8b1

Shades

#da253d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #da253d
  2. #c42137
  3. #ae1e31
  4. #991a2b
  5. #831625
  6. #6d131f
  7. #570f18
  8. #410b12
  9. #2c070c
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#da253d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #da253d
  2. #de3b50
  3. #e15164
  4. #e56677
  5. #e97c8b
  6. #ed929e
  7. #f0a8b1
  8. #f4bec5
  9. #f8d3d8
  10. #fbe9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#da253d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #da253d
  2. #d12e44
  3. #c8374a
  4. #bf4051
  5. #b64958
  6. #ad535f
  7. #a45c65
  8. #9b656c
  9. #926e73
  10. #897779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 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 #f00031 ≈ 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-da253d {
  color: #da253d;
}
Background
.bg-da253d {
  background-color: #da253d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-da253d {
  border: 2px solid #da253d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #da253d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 37 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 71% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-da253d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #da253d, #da6725);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-da253d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 37 61 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.27 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.19 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.80 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.06 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.17 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.74 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.83 #25dac2 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#da253d  rgb(218, 37, 61)  hsl(352, 71%, 50%)  Crimson
#25dac2  rgb(37, 218, 194)  hsl(172, 71%, 50%)  Turquoise
#3dda25  rgb(61, 218, 37)  hsl(112, 71%, 50%)  Lime Green
#253dda  rgb(37, 61, 218)  hsl(232, 71%, 50%)  Persian Blue