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#DC203F

#dc203f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc203f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 12.55% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.45% magenta, 71.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 350.11°, with 74.6% saturation and 49.41% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 0.85.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #dc203f
  2. #20dcbd

Split complementary

  1. #dc203f
  2. #20dc5f
  3. #209ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc209d
  2. #dc203f
  3. #dc5f20

Triadic

  1. #dc203f
  2. #3fdc20
  3. #203fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc203f
  2. #dcbd20
  3. #20dcbd
  4. #203fdc

Square

  1. #dc203f
  2. #9ddc20
  3. #20dcbd
  4. #5f20dc

Monochromatic

  1. #560d19
  2. #99162c
  3. #dc203f
  4. #e86177
  5. #f2a3b0

Shades

#dc203f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc203f
  2. #c61d39
  3. #b01a32
  4. #9a162c
  5. #841326
  6. #6e1020
  7. #580d19
  8. #420a13
  9. #2c060d
  10. #160306
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc203f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc203f
  2. #e03652
  3. #e34d65
  4. #e76379
  5. #ea798c
  6. #ee909f
  7. #f1a6b2
  8. #f5bcc5
  9. #f8d2d9
  10. #fce9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc203f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc203f
  2. #d32a46
  3. #ca334c
  4. #c03d53
  5. #b74659
  6. #ae5060
  7. #a55a66
  8. #9c636d
  9. #926d73
  10. #89767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75b61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f583e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7f39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1483f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2663b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc203f {
  color: #dc203f;
}
Background
.bg-dc203f {
  background-color: #dc203f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc203f {
  border: 2px solid #dc203f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc203f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 32 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc203f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc203f, #dc5f20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc203f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 32 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 0.85 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.16 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.03 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.13 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.41 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.79 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.52 #23dfc0 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc203f  rgb(220, 32, 63)  hsl(350, 75%, 49%)  Crimson
#20dcbd  rgb(32, 220, 189)  hsl(170, 75%, 49%)  Turquoise
#3fdc20  rgb(63, 220, 32)  hsl(110, 75%, 49%)  Lime Green
#203fdc  rgb(32, 63, 220)  hsl(230, 75%, 49%)  Persian Blue