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#DC2137

#dc2137 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2137 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 12.94% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 75% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 352.94°, with 73.91% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.1658

Complementary

  1. #dc2137
  2. #21dcc6

Split complementary

  1. #dc2137
  2. #21dc69
  3. #2195dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2195
  2. #dc2137
  3. #dc6921

Triadic

  1. #dc2137
  2. #37dc21
  3. #2137dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2137
  2. #dcc621
  3. #21dcc6
  4. #2137dc

Square

  1. #dc2137
  2. #95dc21
  3. #21dcc6
  4. #6921dc

Monochromatic

  1. #570d16
  2. #991726
  3. #dc2137
  4. #e76272
  5. #f1a5ae

Shades

#dc2137 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2137
  2. #c61e32
  3. #b01a2c
  4. #9a1727
  5. #841421
  6. #6e111c
  7. #580d16
  8. #420a11
  9. #2c070b
  10. #160306
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2137 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2137
  2. #e0374b
  3. #e34d5f
  4. #e76473
  5. #ea7a87
  6. #ee909b
  7. #f1a6af
  8. #f5bcc3
  9. #f8d3d7
  10. #fce9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2137 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2137
  2. #d32b3e
  3. #ca3446
  4. #c03e4d
  5. #b74754
  6. #ae515c
  7. #a55a63
  8. #9c646a
  9. #926d71
  10. #897779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75b5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605836 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7f30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14836 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26633 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2137 {
  color: #dc2137;
}
Background
.bg-dc2137 {
  background-color: #dc2137;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2137 {
  border: 2px solid #dc2137;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2137;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 33 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2137 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2137, #dc6921);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2137 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 33 55 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.32 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.40 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.06 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.33 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.38 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.89 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.00 #23dec8 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc2137  rgb(220, 33, 55)  hsl(353, 74%, 50%)  Crimson
#21dcc6  rgb(33, 220, 198)  hsl(173, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise
#37dc21  rgb(55, 220, 33)  hsl(113, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2137dc  rgb(33, 55, 220)  hsl(233, 74%, 50%)  Persian Blue