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#DB0742

#db0742 ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db0742 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 2.75% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.8% magenta, 69.86% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 343.3°, with 93.81% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #db0742
  2. #07dba0

Split complementary

  1. #db0742
  2. #07db36
  3. #07acdb

Analogous

  1. #db07ac
  2. #db0742
  3. #db3607

Triadic

  1. #db0742
  2. #42db07
  3. #0742db

Tetradic

  1. #db0742
  2. #dba007
  3. #07dba0
  4. #0742db

Square

  1. #db0742
  2. #acdb07
  3. #07dba0
  4. #3607db

Monochromatic

  1. #470215
  2. #91052c
  3. #db0742
  4. #f9366c
  5. #fb80a2

Shades

#db0742 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db0742
  2. #c5063b
  3. #af0635
  4. #99052e
  5. #830428
  6. #6e0421
  7. #58031a
  8. #420214
  9. #2c010d
  10. #160107
  11. #000000

Tints

#db0742 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db0742
  2. #df2055
  3. #e23968
  4. #e6517b
  5. #e96a8e
  6. #ed83a1
  7. #f19cb3
  8. #f4b5c6
  9. #f8cdd9
  10. #fbe6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db0742 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db0742
  2. #d21348
  3. #c91f4e
  4. #c02b55
  5. #b7375b
  6. #ae4461
  7. #a45067
  8. #9b5c6d
  9. #926874
  10. #89747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5575f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595442 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e4242 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0623e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db0742 {
  color: #db0742;
}
Background
.bg-db0742 {
  background-color: #db0742;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db0742 {
  border: 2px solid #db0742;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db0742;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 7 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 94% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db0742 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db0742, #db3607);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db0742 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 7 66 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.28 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.31 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.35 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.15 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.41 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.96 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.20 #24f8bd Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Crimson
#db0742  rgb(219, 7, 66)  hsl(343, 94%, 44%)  Crimson
#07dba0  rgb(7, 219, 160)  hsl(163, 94%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#42db07  rgb(66, 219, 7)  hsl(103, 94%, 44%)  Lime Green
#0742db  rgb(7, 66, 219)  hsl(223, 94%, 44%)  Persian Blue