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#DC2139

#dc2139 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2139 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 74.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 352.3°, 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.166

Complementary

  1. #dc2139
  2. #21dcc4

Split complementary

  1. #dc2139
  2. #21dc67
  3. #2197dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2197
  2. #dc2139
  3. #dc6721

Triadic

  1. #dc2139
  2. #39dc21
  3. #2139dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2139
  2. #dcc421
  3. #21dcc4
  4. #2139dc

Square

  1. #dc2139
  2. #97dc21
  3. #21dcc4
  4. #6721dc

Monochromatic

  1. #570d17
  2. #991728
  3. #dc2139
  4. #e76273
  5. #f1a5ae

Shades

#dc2139 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2139
  2. #c61e33
  3. #b01a2e
  4. #9a1728
  5. #841422
  6. #6e111d
  7. #580d17
  8. #420a11
  9. #2c070b
  10. #160306
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2139 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2139
  2. #e0374d
  3. #e34d61
  4. #e76474
  5. #ea7a88
  6. #ee909c
  7. #f1a6b0
  8. #f5bcc4
  9. #f8d3d7
  10. #fce9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2139 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2139
  2. #d32b40
  3. #ca3447
  4. #c03e4e
  5. #b74755
  6. #ae515d
  7. #a55a64
  8. #9c646b
  9. #926d72
  10. #897779
  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 #a75b60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605838 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7f32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14838 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26635 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2139 {
  color: #dc2139;
}
Background
.bg-dc2139 {
  background-color: #dc2139;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2139 {
  border: 2px solid #dc2139;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2139;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 33 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2139 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2139, #dc6721);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2139 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 33 57 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.83 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.74 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.44 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.85 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.53 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.65 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.80 #23dec6 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc2139  rgb(220, 33, 57)  hsl(352, 74%, 50%)  Crimson
#21dcc4  rgb(33, 220, 196)  hsl(172, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise
#39dc21  rgb(57, 220, 33)  hsl(112, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2139dc  rgb(33, 57, 220)  hsl(232, 74%, 50%)  Persian Blue