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#DB2A46

#db2a46 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2a46 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 16.47% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.82% magenta, 68.04% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 350.51°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1716

Complementary

  1. #db2a46
  2. #2adbbf

Split complementary

  1. #db2a46
  2. #2adb67
  3. #2a9fdb

Analogous

  1. #db2a9f
  2. #db2a46
  3. #db672a

Triadic

  1. #db2a46
  2. #46db2a
  3. #2a46db

Tetradic

  1. #db2a46
  2. #dbbf2a
  3. #2adbbf
  4. #2a46db

Square

  1. #db2a46
  2. #9fdb2a
  3. #2adbbf
  4. #672adb

Monochromatic

  1. #5c101c
  2. #9e1b2f
  3. #db2a46
  4. #e66b7f
  5. #f1adb8

Shades

#db2a46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2a46
  2. #c5263f
  3. #af2238
  4. #991d31
  5. #83192a
  6. #6e1523
  7. #58111c
  8. #420d15
  9. #2c080e
  10. #160407
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2a46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2a46
  2. #df3f59
  3. #e2556b
  4. #e66a7e
  5. #e97f90
  6. #ed95a3
  7. #f1aab5
  8. #f4bfc8
  9. #f8d4da
  10. #fbeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2a46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2a46
  2. #d2334c
  3. #c93b52
  4. #c04457
  5. #b74c5d
  6. #ae5563
  7. #a45e69
  8. #9b666f
  9. #926f74
  10. #89777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75e64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615b46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8040 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14c46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26843 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2a46 {
  color: #db2a46;
}
Background
.bg-db2a46 {
  background-color: #db2a46;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2a46 {
  border: 2px solid #db2a46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2a46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 42 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2a46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2a46, #db672a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2a46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 42 70 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.19 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.89 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.13 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.59 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.02 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.42 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.04 #24d5b9 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Crimson
#db2a46  rgb(219, 42, 70)  hsl(351, 71%, 51%)  Crimson
#2adbbf  rgb(42, 219, 191)  hsl(171, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise
#46db2a  rgb(70, 219, 42)  hsl(111, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#2a46db  rgb(42, 70, 219)  hsl(231, 71%, 51%)  Iris