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#DB3C46

#db3c46 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db3c46 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 23.53% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.6% magenta, 68.04% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 356.23°, with 68.83% saturation and 54.71% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 4.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #db3c46
  2. #3cdbd1

Split complementary

  1. #db3c46
  2. #3cdb82
  3. #3c95db

Analogous

  1. #db3c95
  2. #db3c46
  3. #db823c

Triadic

  1. #db3c46
  2. #46db3c
  3. #3c46db

Tetradic

  1. #db3c46
  2. #dbd13c
  3. #3cdbd1
  4. #3c46db

Square

  1. #db3c46
  2. #95db3c
  3. #3cdbd1
  4. #823cdb

Monochromatic

  1. #6a1419
  2. #ab2028
  3. #db3c46
  4. #e77d83
  5. #f3bdc1

Shades

#db3c46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db3c46
  2. #c5363f
  3. #af3038
  4. #992a31
  5. #83242a
  6. #6e1e23
  7. #58181c
  8. #421215
  9. #2c0c0e
  10. #160607
  11. #000000

Tints

#db3c46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db3c46
  2. #df5059
  3. #e2636b
  4. #e6777e
  5. #e98a90
  6. #ed9ea3
  7. #f1b1b5
  8. #f4c5c8
  9. #f8d8da
  10. #fbeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db3c46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db3c46
  2. #d2434c
  3. #c94a52
  4. #c05057
  5. #b7575d
  6. #ae5e63
  7. #a46569
  8. #9b6c6f
  9. #927274
  10. #89797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96567 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6245 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918441 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f00041 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a45545 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46e43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e82143 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db3c46 {
  color: #db3c46;
}
Background
.bg-db3c46 {
  background-color: #db3c46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db3c46 {
  border: 2px solid #db3c46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db3c46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 60 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db3c46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db3c46, #db823c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db3c46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 60 70 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.15 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.35 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.21 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.42 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.03 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.21 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.47 #24c3b9 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Crimson
#db3c46  rgb(219, 60, 70)  hsl(356, 69%, 55%)  Crimson
#3cdbd1  rgb(60, 219, 209)  hsl(176, 69%, 55%)  Turquoise
#46db3c  rgb(70, 219, 60)  hsl(116, 69%, 55%)  Malachite
#3c46db  rgb(60, 70, 219)  hsl(236, 69%, 55%)  Iris