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#DB2148

#db2148 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2148 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.93% magenta, 67.12% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 347.42°, 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 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1662

Complementary

  1. #db2148
  2. #21dbb4

Split complementary

  1. #db2148
  2. #21db57
  3. #21a5db

Analogous

  1. #db21a5
  2. #db2148
  3. #db5721

Triadic

  1. #db2148
  2. #48db21
  3. #2148db

Tetradic

  1. #db2148
  2. #dbb421
  3. #21dbb4
  4. #2148db

Square

  1. #db2148
  2. #a5db21
  3. #21dbb4
  4. #5721db

Monochromatic

  1. #560d1c
  2. #991732
  3. #db2148
  4. #e7617d
  5. #f1a4b4

Shades

#db2148 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2148
  2. #c51e41
  3. #af1a3a
  4. #991732
  5. #83142b
  6. #6e1124
  7. #580d1d
  8. #420a16
  9. #2c070e
  10. #160307
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2148 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2148
  2. #df375a
  3. #e24d6d
  4. #e6647f
  5. #e97a91
  6. #ed90a4
  7. #f1a6b6
  8. #f4bcc8
  9. #f8d3da
  10. #fbe9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2148 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2148
  2. #d22b4e
  3. #c93453
  4. #c03e59
  5. #b7475e
  6. #ae5164
  7. #a45a6a
  8. #9b646f
  9. #926d75
  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 #5d5948 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7f42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04948 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16645 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2148 {
  color: #db2148;
}
Background
.bg-db2148 {
  background-color: #db2148;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2148 {
  border: 2px solid #db2148;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2148;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 33 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2148 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2148, #db5721);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2148 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 33 72 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.78 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.91 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.94 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.27 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.74 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.40 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.56 #24deb7 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#db2148  rgb(219, 33, 72)  hsl(347, 74%, 49%)  Crimson
#21dbb4  rgb(33, 219, 180)  hsl(167, 74%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#48db21  rgb(72, 219, 33)  hsl(107, 74%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2148db  rgb(33, 72, 219)  hsl(227, 74%, 49%)  Iris