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#DB323E

#db323e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db323e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 19.61% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.17% magenta, 71.69% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 355.74°, with 70.12% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1769

Complementary

  1. #db323e
  2. #32dbcf

Split complementary

  1. #db323e
  2. #32db7b
  3. #3293db

Analogous

  1. #db3293
  2. #db323e
  3. #db7b32

Triadic

  1. #db323e
  2. #3edb32
  3. #323edb

Tetradic

  1. #db323e
  2. #dbcf32
  3. #32dbcf
  4. #323edb

Square

  1. #db323e
  2. #93db32
  3. #32dbcf
  4. #7b32db

Monochromatic

  1. #631117
  2. #a41d26
  3. #db323e
  4. #e6737b
  5. #f2b4b9

Shades

#db323e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db323e
  2. #c52d38
  3. #af2832
  4. #99232b
  5. #831e25
  6. #6e191f
  7. #581419
  8. #420f13
  9. #2c0a0c
  10. #160506
  11. #000000

Tints

#db323e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db323e
  2. #df4751
  3. #e25b65
  4. #e67078
  5. #e9848b
  6. #ed999f
  7. #f1adb2
  8. #f4c2c5
  9. #f8d6d8
  10. #fbebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db323e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db323e
  2. #d23a45
  3. #c9424b
  4. #c04952
  5. #b75158
  6. #ae595f
  7. #a46166
  8. #9b696c
  9. #927073
  10. #897879
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86163 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665e3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8238 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2503d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36b3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8053b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db323e {
  color: #db323e;
}
Background
.bg-db323e {
  background-color: #db323e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db323e {
  border: 2px solid #db323e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db323e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 50 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db323e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db323e, #db7b32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db323e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 50 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.16 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.84 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.23 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.25 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.26 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.05 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.21 #24cdc1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Crimson
#db323e  rgb(219, 50, 62)  hsl(356, 70%, 53%)  Crimson
#32dbcf  rgb(50, 219, 207)  hsl(176, 70%, 53%)  Turquoise
#3edb32  rgb(62, 219, 50)  hsl(116, 70%, 53%)  Lime Green
#323edb  rgb(50, 62, 219)  hsl(236, 70%, 53%)  Persian Blue