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#DB0331

#db0331 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db0331 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 1.18% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.63% magenta, 77.63% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 347.22°, with 97.3% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.1535

Complementary

  1. #db0331
  2. #03dbad

Split complementary

  1. #db0331
  2. #03db41
  3. #039ddb

Analogous

  1. #db039d
  2. #db0331
  3. #db4103

Triadic

  1. #db0331
  2. #31db03
  3. #0331db

Tetradic

  1. #db0331
  2. #dbad03
  3. #03dbad
  4. #0331db

Square

  1. #db0331
  2. #9ddb03
  3. #03dbad
  4. #4103db

Monochromatic

  1. #44010f
  2. #900220
  3. #db0331
  4. #fc2e5a
  5. #fd7a96

Shades

#db0331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db0331
  2. #c5032c
  3. #af0227
  4. #990222
  5. #83021d
  6. #6e0219
  7. #580114
  8. #42010f
  9. #2c010a
  10. #160005
  11. #000000

Tints

#db0331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db0331
  2. #df1c46
  3. #e2355a
  4. #e64f6f
  5. #e96883
  6. #ed8198
  7. #f19aad
  8. #f4b3c1
  9. #f8cdd6
  10. #fbe6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db0331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db0331
  2. #d21039
  3. #c91c41
  4. #c02949
  5. #b73551
  6. #ae4259
  7. #a44e60
  8. #9b5b68
  9. #926770
  10. #897478
  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 #a5565b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5230 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7c28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f4030 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0612c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db0331 {
  color: #db0331;
}
Background
.bg-db0331 {
  background-color: #db0331;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db0331 {
  border: 2px solid #db0331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db0331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 3 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db0331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db0331, #db4103);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db0331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 3 49 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.44 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.41 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.72 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.34 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.52 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.10 #e62020 Lust ΔE 6.80 #24fcce Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Crimson
#db0331  rgb(219, 3, 49)  hsl(347, 97%, 44%)  Crimson
#03dbad  rgb(3, 219, 173)  hsl(167, 97%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#31db03  rgb(49, 219, 3)  hsl(107, 97%, 44%)  Lime Green
#0331db  rgb(3, 49, 219)  hsl(227, 97%, 44%)  Persian Blue