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#DC0E44

#dc0e44 ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc0e44 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 5.49% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.64% magenta, 69.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 344.27°, with 88.03% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.1595

Complementary

  1. #dc0e44
  2. #0edca6

Split complementary

  1. #dc0e44
  2. #0edc3f
  3. #0eabdc

Analogous

  1. #dc0eab
  2. #dc0e44
  3. #dc3f0e

Triadic

  1. #dc0e44
  2. #44dc0e
  3. #0e44dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc0e44
  2. #dca60e
  3. #0edca6
  4. #0e44dc

Square

  1. #dc0e44
  2. #abdc0e
  3. #0edca6
  4. #3f0edc

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0518
  2. #94092e
  3. #dc0e44
  4. #f34371
  5. #f88ba8

Shades

#dc0e44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc0e44
  2. #c60d3d
  3. #b00b36
  4. #9a0a30
  5. #840829
  6. #6e0722
  7. #58061b
  8. #420414
  9. #2c030e
  10. #160107
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc0e44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc0e44
  2. #e02657
  3. #e33e69
  4. #e7567c
  5. #ea6e8f
  6. #ee87a2
  7. #f19fb4
  8. #f5b7c7
  9. #f8cfda
  10. #fce7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc0e44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc0e44
  2. #d3194a
  3. #ca2550
  4. #c03056
  5. #b73c5c
  6. #ae4762
  7. #a55268
  8. #9c5e6e
  9. #926974
  10. #89757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65861 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5544 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7d3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f4344 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16340 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc0e44 {
  color: #dc0e44;
}
Background
.bg-dc0e44 {
  background-color: #dc0e44;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc0e44 {
  border: 2px solid #dc0e44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc0e44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 14 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc0e44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc0e44, #dc3f0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc0e44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 14 68 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.44 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.82 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.73 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.85 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.05 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.87 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.08 #23f1bb Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc0e44  rgb(220, 14, 68)  hsl(344, 88%, 46%)  Crimson
#0edca6  rgb(14, 220, 166)  hsl(164, 88%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#44dc0e  rgb(68, 220, 14)  hsl(104, 88%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0e44dc  rgb(14, 68, 220)  hsl(224, 88%, 46%)  Persian Blue