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#DB042F

#db042f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db042f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 1.57% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.17% magenta, 78.54% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 96.41% saturation and 43.73% 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 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.1535

Complementary

  1. #db042f
  2. #04dbb0

Split complementary

  1. #db042f
  2. #04db45
  3. #049bdb

Analogous

  1. #db049b
  2. #db042f
  3. #db4504

Triadic

  1. #db042f
  2. #2fdb04
  3. #042fdb

Tetradic

  1. #db042f
  2. #dbb004
  3. #04dbb0
  4. #042fdb

Square

  1. #db042f
  2. #9bdb04
  3. #04dbb0
  4. #4504db

Monochromatic

  1. #45010f
  2. #90031f
  3. #db042f
  4. #fb3059
  5. #fd7b95

Shades

#db042f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db042f
  2. #c5042a
  3. #af0326
  4. #990321
  5. #83021c
  6. #6e0218
  7. #580213
  8. #42010e
  9. #2c0109
  10. #160005
  11. #000000

Tints

#db042f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db042f
  2. #df1d44
  3. #e23659
  4. #e64f6d
  5. #e96882
  6. #ed8297
  7. #f19bac
  8. #f4b4c1
  9. #f8cdd5
  10. #fbe6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db042f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db042f
  2. #d21037
  3. #c91d3f
  4. #c02947
  5. #b7364f
  6. #ae4258
  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 #5a522e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7c26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f402e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0612a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db042f {
  color: #db042f;
}
Background
.bg-db042f {
  background-color: #db042f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db042f {
  border: 2px solid #db042f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db042f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 4 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db042f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db042f, #db4504);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db042f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 4 47 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.94 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.02 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.47 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.83 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.06 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.45 #e62020 Lust ΔE 6.32 #24fbd0 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Crimson
#db042f  rgb(219, 4, 47)  hsl(348, 96%, 44%)  Crimson
#04dbb0  rgb(4, 219, 176)  hsl(168, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#2fdb04  rgb(47, 219, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#042fdb  rgb(4, 47, 219)  hsl(228, 96%, 44%)  Persian Blue