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#DB153C

#db153c ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db153c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 8.24% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.41% magenta, 72.6% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 348.18°, with 82.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 0.18.

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Relative luminance0.1592

Complementary

  1. #db153c
  2. #15dbb4

Split complementary

  1. #db153c
  2. #15db51
  3. #159fdb

Analogous

  1. #db159f
  2. #db153c
  3. #db5115

Triadic

  1. #db153c
  2. #3cdb15
  3. #153cdb

Tetradic

  1. #db153c
  2. #dbb415
  3. #15dbb4
  4. #153cdb

Square

  1. #db153c
  2. #9fdb15
  3. #15dbb4
  4. #5115db

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0816
  2. #950e29
  3. #db153c
  4. #ee4e6e
  5. #f594a7

Shades

#db153c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db153c
  2. #c51336
  3. #af1130
  4. #990f2a
  5. #830d24
  6. #6e0b1e
  7. #580818
  8. #420612
  9. #2c040c
  10. #160206
  11. #000000

Tints

#db153c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db153c
  2. #df2c50
  3. #e24463
  4. #e65b77
  5. #e9738a
  6. #ed8a9e
  7. #f1a1b1
  8. #f4b9c5
  9. #f8d0d8
  10. #fbe8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db153c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db153c
  2. #d22043
  3. #c92a4a
  4. #c03550
  5. #b74057
  6. #ae4b5e
  7. #a45565
  8. #9b606c
  9. #926b72
  10. #897579
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6585f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c553b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7d35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f443c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16438 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e90032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db153c {
  color: #db153c;
}
Background
.bg-db153c {
  background-color: #db153c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db153c {
  border: 2px solid #db153c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db153c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 21 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db153c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db153c, #db5115);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db153c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 21 60 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 0.18 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.49 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.86 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.00 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.44 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.86 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.45 #24eac3 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#db153c  rgb(219, 21, 60)  hsl(348, 83%, 47%)  Crimson
#15dbb4  rgb(21, 219, 180)  hsl(168, 83%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#3cdb15  rgb(60, 219, 21)  hsl(108, 83%, 47%)  Lime Green
#153cdb  rgb(21, 60, 219)  hsl(228, 83%, 47%)  Persian Blue