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#DB2146

#db2146 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2146 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 12.94% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.93% magenta, 68.04% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 348.06°, with 73.81% saturation and 49.41% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1659

Complementary

  1. #db2146
  2. #21dbb6

Split complementary

  1. #db2146
  2. #21db59
  3. #21a3db

Analogous

  1. #db21a3
  2. #db2146
  3. #db5921

Triadic

  1. #db2146
  2. #46db21
  3. #2146db

Tetradic

  1. #db2146
  2. #dbb621
  3. #21dbb6
  4. #2146db

Square

  1. #db2146
  2. #a3db21
  3. #21dbb6
  4. #5921db

Monochromatic

  1. #560d1c
  2. #991731
  3. #db2146
  4. #e7617c
  5. #f1a4b3

Shades

#db2146 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2146
  2. #c51e3f
  3. #af1a38
  4. #991731
  5. #83142a
  6. #6e1123
  7. #580d1c
  8. #420a15
  9. #2c070e
  10. #160307
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2146 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2146
  2. #df3759
  3. #e24d6b
  4. #e6647e
  5. #e97a90
  6. #ed90a3
  7. #f1a6b5
  8. #f4bcc8
  9. #f8d3da
  10. #fbe9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2146 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2146
  2. #d22b4c
  3. #c93452
  4. #c03e57
  5. #b7475d
  6. #ae5163
  7. #a45a69
  8. #9b646f
  9. #926d74
  10. #89777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65b63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5946 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7f40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04846 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16643 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8003b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2146 {
  color: #db2146;
}
Background
.bg-db2146 {
  background-color: #db2146;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2146 {
  border: 2px solid #db2146;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2146;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 33 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2146 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2146, #db5921);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2146 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 33 70 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.25 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.09 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.17 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.10 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.29 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.65 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.76 #24deb9 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#db2146  rgb(219, 33, 70)  hsl(348, 74%, 49%)  Crimson
#21dbb6  rgb(33, 219, 182)  hsl(168, 74%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#46db21  rgb(70, 219, 33)  hsl(108, 74%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2146db  rgb(33, 70, 219)  hsl(228, 74%, 49%)  Persian Blue