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#DB0949

#db0949 ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db0949 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 3.53% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.89% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 341.71°, with 92.11% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.1574

Complementary

  1. #db0949
  2. #09db9b

Split complementary

  1. #db0949
  2. #09db32
  3. #09b2db

Analogous

  1. #db09b2
  2. #db0949
  3. #db3209

Triadic

  1. #db0949
  2. #49db09
  3. #0949db

Tetradic

  1. #db0949
  2. #db9b09
  3. #09db9b
  4. #0949db

Square

  1. #db0949
  2. #b2db09
  3. #09db9b
  4. #3209db

Monochromatic

  1. #480318
  2. #920631
  3. #db0949
  4. #f73a73
  5. #fa83a7

Shades

#db0949 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db0949
  2. #c50842
  3. #af073a
  4. #990633
  5. #83052c
  6. #6e0525
  7. #58041d
  8. #420316
  9. #2c020f
  10. #160107
  11. #000000

Tints

#db0949 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db0949
  2. #df225b
  3. #e23a6d
  4. #e65380
  5. #e96b92
  6. #ed84a4
  7. #f19db6
  8. #f4b5c8
  9. #f8cedb
  10. #fbe6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db0949 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db0949
  2. #d2154f
  3. #c92154
  4. #c02d5a
  5. #b7395f
  6. #ae4565
  7. #a4506a
  8. #9b5c70
  9. #926875
  10. #89747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a55762 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585549 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887d43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e4249 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b06246 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8003a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db0949 {
  color: #db0949;
}
Background
.bg-db0949 {
  background-color: #db0949;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db0949 {
  border: 2px solid #db0949;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db0949;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 9 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db0949 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db0949, #db3209);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db0949 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 9 73 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.09 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.14 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.63 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.70 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.25 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.36 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.92 #24f6b6 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Crimson
#db0949  rgb(219, 9, 73)  hsl(342, 92%, 45%)  Crimson
#09db9b  rgb(9, 219, 155)  hsl(162, 92%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#49db09  rgb(73, 219, 9)  hsl(102, 92%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0949db  rgb(9, 73, 219)  hsl(222, 92%, 45%)  Sapphire