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#DC0F39

#dc0f39 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc0f39 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 5.88% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.18% magenta, 74.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 347.71°, with 87.23% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 0.66.

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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #dc0f39
  2. #0fdcb2

Split complementary

  1. #dc0f39
  2. #0fdc4c
  3. #0f9fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc0f9f
  2. #dc0f39
  3. #dc4c0f

Triadic

  1. #dc0f39
  2. #39dc0f
  3. #0f39dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc0f39
  2. #dcb20f
  3. #0fdcb2
  4. #0f39dc

Square

  1. #dc0f39
  2. #9fdc0f
  3. #0fdcb2
  4. #4c0fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0514
  2. #940a26
  3. #dc0f39
  4. #f24569
  5. #f78da3

Shades

#dc0f39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc0f39
  2. #c60e33
  3. #b00c2e
  4. #9a0b28
  5. #840922
  6. #6e081d
  7. #580617
  8. #420511
  9. #2c030b
  10. #160206
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc0f39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc0f39
  2. #e0274d
  3. #e33f61
  4. #e75774
  5. #ea6f88
  6. #ee879c
  7. #f19fb0
  8. #f5b7c4
  9. #f8cfd7
  10. #fce7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc0f39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc0f39
  2. #d31a40
  3. #ca2647
  4. #c0314e
  5. #b73c55
  6. #ae485d
  7. #a55364
  8. #9c5e6b
  9. #926972
  10. #897579
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6585e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5538 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7d32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04339 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16335 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc0f39 {
  color: #dc0f39;
}
Background
.bg-dc0f39 {
  background-color: #dc0f39;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc0f39 {
  border: 2px solid #dc0f39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc0f39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 15 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 87% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc0f39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc0f39, #dc4c0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc0f39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 15 57 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 0.66 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.64 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.69 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.93 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.37 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.81 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.20 #23f0c6 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc0f39  rgb(220, 15, 57)  hsl(348, 87%, 46%)  Crimson
#0fdcb2  rgb(15, 220, 178)  hsl(168, 87%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#39dc0f  rgb(57, 220, 15)  hsl(108, 87%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0f39dc  rgb(15, 57, 220)  hsl(228, 87%, 46%)  Persian Blue