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#DC1241

#dc1241 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc1241 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 7.06% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.82% magenta, 70.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 346.04°, with 84.87% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.46.

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Relative luminance0.1603

Complementary

  1. #dc1241
  2. #12dcad

Split complementary

  1. #dc1241
  2. #12dc48
  3. #12a6dc

Analogous

  1. #dc12a6
  2. #dc1241
  3. #dc4812

Triadic

  1. #dc1241
  2. #41dc12
  3. #1241dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc1241
  2. #dcad12
  3. #12dcad
  4. #1241dc

Square

  1. #dc1241
  2. #a6dc12
  3. #12dcad
  4. #4812dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0617
  2. #950c2c
  3. #dc1241
  4. #f04a71
  5. #f691a9

Shades

#dc1241 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc1241
  2. #c6103b
  3. #b00e34
  4. #9a0d2e
  5. #840b27
  6. #6e0921
  7. #58071a
  8. #420514
  9. #2c040d
  10. #160207
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc1241 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc1241
  2. #e02a54
  3. #e34167
  4. #e7597a
  5. #ea718d
  6. #ee89a0
  7. #f1a0b3
  8. #f5b8c6
  9. #f8d0d9
  10. #fce7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc1241 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc1241
  2. #d31d47
  3. #ca284e
  4. #c03354
  5. #b73e5a
  6. #ae4961
  7. #a55467
  8. #9c5f6d
  9. #926a73
  10. #89757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65860 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5641 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7e3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f4441 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1643d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc1241 {
  color: #dc1241;
}
Background
.bg-dc1241 {
  background-color: #dc1241;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc1241 {
  border: 2px solid #dc1241;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc1241;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 18 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc1241 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc1241, #dc4812);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc1241 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 18 65 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.46 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.00 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.59 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.13 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.27 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.79 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.97 #23edbe Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc1241  rgb(220, 18, 65)  hsl(346, 85%, 47%)  Crimson
#12dcad  rgb(18, 220, 173)  hsl(166, 85%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#41dc12  rgb(65, 220, 18)  hsl(106, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green
#1241dc  rgb(18, 65, 220)  hsl(226, 85%, 47%)  Persian Blue