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#DB002F

#db002f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db002f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 0% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 78.54% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 347.12°, with 100% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.1527

Complementary

  1. #db002f
  2. #00dbac

Split complementary

  1. #db002f
  2. #00db3e
  3. #009ddb

Analogous

  1. #db009d
  2. #db002f
  3. #db3e00

Triadic

  1. #db002f
  2. #2fdb00
  3. #002fdb

Tetradic

  1. #db002f
  2. #dbac00
  3. #00dbac
  4. #002fdb

Square

  1. #db002f
  2. #9ddb00
  3. #00dbac
  4. #3e00db

Monochromatic

  1. #42000e
  2. #8e001f
  3. #db002f
  4. #ff2857
  5. #ff7593

Shades

#db002f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db002f
  2. #c5002a
  3. #af0026
  4. #990021
  5. #83001c
  6. #6e0018
  7. #580013
  8. #42000e
  9. #2c0009
  10. #160005
  11. #000000

Tints

#db002f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db002f
  2. #df1a44
  3. #e23359
  4. #e64d6d
  5. #e96682
  6. #ed8097
  7. #f199ac
  8. #f4b3c1
  9. #f8ccd5
  10. #fbe6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db002f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db002f
  2. #d20d37
  3. #c91a3f
  4. #c02647
  5. #b7334f
  6. #ae4058
  7. #a44d60
  8. #9b5a68
  9. #926670
  10. #897378
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5555a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a522e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7b26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f3f2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0612a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db002f {
  color: #db002f;
}
Background
.bg-db002f {
  background-color: #db002f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db002f {
  border: 2px solid #db002f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db002f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 0 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db002f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db002f, #db3e00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db002f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 0 47 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.88 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.10 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.59 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.97 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.13 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.34 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.48 #24ffd0 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Crimson
#db002f  rgb(219, 0, 47)  hsl(347, 100%, 43%)  Crimson
#00dbac  rgb(0, 219, 172)  hsl(167, 100%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#2fdb00  rgb(47, 219, 0)  hsl(107, 100%, 43%)  Lime Green
#002fdb  rgb(0, 47, 219)  hsl(227, 100%, 43%)  Persian Blue