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#DC023F

#dc023f ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc023f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 0.78% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.09% magenta, 71.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 343.21°, with 98.2% saturation and 43.53% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.58.

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Relative luminance0.1562

Complementary

  1. #dc023f
  2. #02dc9f

Split complementary

  1. #dc023f
  2. #02dc32
  3. #02acdc

Analogous

  1. #dc02ac
  2. #dc023f
  3. #dc3202

Triadic

  1. #dc023f
  2. #3fdc02
  3. #023fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc023f
  2. #dc9f02
  3. #02dc9f
  4. #023fdc

Square

  1. #dc023f
  2. #acdc02
  3. #02dc9f
  4. #3202dc

Monochromatic

  1. #440114
  2. #900129
  3. #dc023f
  4. #fd2d68
  5. #fe799e

Shades

#dc023f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc023f
  2. #c60239
  3. #b00232
  4. #9a012c
  5. #840126
  6. #6e0120
  7. #580119
  8. #420113
  9. #2c000d
  10. #160006
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc023f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc023f
  2. #e01b52
  3. #e33565
  4. #e74e79
  5. #ea678c
  6. #ee819f
  7. #f19ab2
  8. #f5b3c5
  9. #f8ccd9
  10. #fce6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc023f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc023f
  2. #d30f46
  3. #ca1b4c
  4. #c02853
  5. #b73459
  6. #ae4160
  7. #a54e66
  8. #9c5a6d
  9. #926773
  10. #89737a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6565f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59533f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f413f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1623b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc023f {
  color: #dc023f;
}
Background
.bg-dc023f {
  background-color: #dc023f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc023f {
  border: 2px solid #dc023f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc023f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 2 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 98% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc023f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc023f, #dc3202);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc023f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 2 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.58 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.31 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.55 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.58 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.38 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.71 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.14 #23fdc0 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc023f  rgb(220, 2, 63)  hsl(343, 98%, 44%)  Crimson
#02dc9f  rgb(2, 220, 159)  hsl(163, 98%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#3fdc02  rgb(63, 220, 2)  hsl(103, 98%, 44%)  Lime Green
#023fdc  rgb(2, 63, 220)  hsl(223, 98%, 44%)  Persian Blue