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#DC0835

#dc0835 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc0835 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 3.14% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.36% magenta, 75.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 347.26°, with 92.98% saturation and 44.71% 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 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 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.1565

Complementary

  1. #dc0835
  2. #08dcaf

Split complementary

  1. #dc0835
  2. #08dc45
  3. #089fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc089f
  2. #dc0835
  3. #dc4508

Triadic

  1. #dc0835
  2. #35dc08
  3. #0835dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc0835
  2. #dcaf08
  3. #08dcaf
  4. #0835dc

Square

  1. #dc0835
  2. #9fdc08
  3. #08dcaf
  4. #4508dc

Monochromatic

  1. #480311
  2. #920523
  3. #dc0835
  4. #f83961
  5. #fa839c

Shades

#dc0835 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc0835
  2. #c60730
  3. #b0062a
  4. #9a0625
  5. #840520
  6. #6e041b
  7. #580315
  8. #420210
  9. #2c020b
  10. #160105
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc0835 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc0835
  2. #e02149
  3. #e3395d
  4. #e75272
  5. #ea6b86
  6. #ee849a
  7. #f19cae
  8. #f5b5c2
  9. #f8ced7
  10. #fce6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc0835 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc0835
  2. #d3143d
  3. #ca2044
  4. #c02c4c
  5. #b73853
  6. #ae445b
  7. #a55062
  8. #9c5c6a
  9. #926871
  10. #897479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6575c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5334 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7d2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f4135 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16230 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc0835 {
  color: #dc0835;
}
Background
.bg-dc0835 {
  background-color: #dc0835;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc0835 {
  border: 2px solid #dc0835;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc0835;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 8 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc0835 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc0835, #dc4508);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc0835 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 8 53 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.54 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.16 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.18 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.89 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.02 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.38 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.16 #23f7ca Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc0835  rgb(220, 8, 53)  hsl(347, 93%, 45%)  Crimson
#08dcaf  rgb(8, 220, 175)  hsl(167, 93%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#35dc08  rgb(53, 220, 8)  hsl(107, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0835dc  rgb(8, 53, 220)  hsl(227, 93%, 45%)  Persian Blue