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#DB283F

#db283f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.74% magenta, 71.23% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 352.29°, with 71.31% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.54.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1694

Complementary

  1. #db283f
  2. #28dbc4

Split complementary

  1. #db283f
  2. #28db6a
  3. #2898db

Analogous

  1. #db2898
  2. #db283f
  3. #db6a28

Triadic

  1. #db283f
  2. #3fdb28
  3. #283fdb

Tetradic

  1. #db283f
  2. #dbc428
  3. #28dbc4
  4. #283fdb

Square

  1. #db283f
  2. #98db28
  3. #28dbc4
  4. #6a28db

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0f19
  2. #9c1a2b
  3. #db283f
  4. #e66a7a
  5. #f1abb4

Shades

#db283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db283f
  2. #c52439
  3. #af2032
  4. #991c2c
  5. #831826
  6. #6e1420
  7. #581019
  8. #420c13
  9. #2c080d
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#db283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db283f
  2. #df3e52
  3. #e25365
  4. #e66979
  5. #e97e8c
  6. #ed949f
  7. #f1a9b2
  8. #f4bfc5
  9. #f8d4d9
  10. #fbeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db283f
  2. #d23146
  3. #c93a4c
  4. #c04253
  5. #b74b59
  6. #ae5460
  7. #a45d66
  8. #9b666d
  9. #926e73
  10. #89777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75d62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615a3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8039 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14b3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2683b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e80038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db283f {
  color: #db283f;
}
Background
.bg-db283f {
  background-color: #db283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db283f {
  border: 2px solid #db283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db283f, #db6a28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.54 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.37 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.49 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.48 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.49 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.52 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.08 #24d7c0 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#db283f  rgb(219, 40, 63)  hsl(352, 71%, 51%)  Crimson
#28dbc4  rgb(40, 219, 196)  hsl(172, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise
#3fdb28  rgb(63, 219, 40)  hsl(112, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#283fdb  rgb(40, 63, 219)  hsl(232, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue