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#DB0138

#db0138 ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db0138 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 0.39% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.54% magenta, 74.43% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 344.86°, with 99.09% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.

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Relative luminance0.1537

Complementary

  1. #db0138
  2. #01dba4

Split complementary

  1. #db0138
  2. #01db37
  3. #01a5db

Analogous

  1. #db01a5
  2. #db0138
  3. #db3701

Triadic

  1. #db0138
  2. #38db01
  3. #0138db

Tetradic

  1. #db0138
  2. #dba401
  3. #01dba4
  4. #0138db

Square

  1. #db0138
  2. #a5db01
  3. #01dba4
  4. #3701db

Monochromatic

  1. #430011
  2. #8f0125
  3. #db0138
  4. #fe2a60
  5. #fe7799

Shades

#db0138 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db0138
  2. #c50132
  3. #af012d
  4. #990127
  5. #830122
  6. #6e011c
  7. #580016
  8. #420011
  9. #2c000b
  10. #160006
  11. #000000

Tints

#db0138 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db0138
  2. #df1a4c
  3. #e23460
  4. #e64d74
  5. #e96788
  6. #ed809c
  7. #f199af
  8. #f4b3c3
  9. #f8ccd7
  10. #fbe6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db0138 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db0138
  2. #d20e3f
  3. #c91a46
  4. #c0274e
  5. #b73455
  6. #ae415c
  7. #a44d63
  8. #9b5a6a
  9. #926772
  10. #897379
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5565c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595237 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e4038 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b06134 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db0138 {
  color: #db0138;
}
Background
.bg-db0138 {
  background-color: #db0138;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db0138 {
  border: 2px solid #db0138;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db0138;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 1 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 99% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db0138 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db0138, #db3701);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db0138 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 1 56 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.00 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.22 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.95 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.02 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.70 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.17 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.23 #24fec7 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Crimson
#db0138  rgb(219, 1, 56)  hsl(345, 99%, 43%)  Crimson
#01dba4  rgb(1, 219, 164)  hsl(165, 99%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#38db01  rgb(56, 219, 1)  hsl(105, 99%, 43%)  Lime Green
#0138db  rgb(1, 56, 219)  hsl(225, 99%, 43%)  Persian Blue