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#DB1638

#db1638 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db1638 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 8.63% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.95% magenta, 74.43% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 349.64°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 1.11.

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Relative luminance0.1592

Complementary

  1. #db1638
  2. #16dbb9

Split complementary

  1. #db1638
  2. #16db56
  3. #169adb

Analogous

  1. #db169a
  2. #db1638
  3. #db5616

Triadic

  1. #db1638
  2. #38db16
  3. #1638db

Tetradic

  1. #db1638
  2. #dbb916
  3. #16dbb9
  4. #1638db

Square

  1. #db1638
  2. #9adb16
  3. #16dbb9
  4. #5616db

Monochromatic

  1. #500814
  2. #950f26
  3. #db1638
  4. #ed506b
  5. #f496a6

Shades

#db1638 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db1638
  2. #c51432
  3. #af122d
  4. #990f27
  5. #830d22
  6. #6e0b1c
  7. #580916
  8. #420711
  9. #2c040b
  10. #160206
  11. #000000

Tints

#db1638 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db1638
  2. #df2d4c
  3. #e24560
  4. #e65c74
  5. #e97388
  6. #ed8b9c
  7. #f1a2af
  8. #f4b9c3
  9. #f8d0d7
  10. #fbe8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db1638 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db1638
  2. #d2213f
  3. #c92b46
  4. #c0364e
  5. #b74055
  6. #ae4b5c
  7. #a45663
  8. #9b606a
  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 #a6585e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5537 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7d31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f4438 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16434 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9002f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db1638 {
  color: #db1638;
}
Background
.bg-db1638 {
  background-color: #db1638;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db1638 {
  border: 2px solid #db1638;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db1638;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 22 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db1638 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db1638, #db5616);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db1638 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 22 56 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.11 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.11 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.45 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.83 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.33 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.64 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.76 #24e9c7 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#db1638  rgb(219, 22, 56)  hsl(350, 82%, 47%)  Crimson
#16dbb9  rgb(22, 219, 185)  hsl(170, 82%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#38db16  rgb(56, 219, 22)  hsl(110, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green
#1638db  rgb(22, 56, 219)  hsl(230, 82%, 47%)  Persian Blue