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#DC223E

#dc223e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc223e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 13.33% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.55% magenta, 71.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 350.97°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.06.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1671

Complementary

  1. #dc223e
  2. #22dcc0

Split complementary

  1. #dc223e
  2. #22dc63
  3. #229bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc229b
  2. #dc223e
  3. #dc6322

Triadic

  1. #dc223e
  2. #3edc22
  3. #223edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc223e
  2. #dcc022
  3. #22dcc0
  4. #223edc

Square

  1. #dc223e
  2. #9bdc22
  3. #22dcc0
  4. #6322dc

Monochromatic

  1. #570e19
  2. #9a182b
  3. #dc223e
  4. #e76477
  5. #f1a6b1

Shades

#dc223e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc223e
  2. #c61f38
  3. #b01b32
  4. #9a182b
  5. #841425
  6. #6e111f
  7. #580e19
  8. #420a13
  9. #2c070c
  10. #160306
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc223e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc223e
  2. #e03851
  3. #e34e65
  4. #e76478
  5. #ea7a8b
  6. #ee919f
  7. #f1a7b2
  8. #f5bdc5
  9. #f8d3d8
  10. #fce9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc223e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc223e
  2. #d32b45
  3. #ca354b
  4. #c03e52
  5. #b74858
  6. #ae515f
  7. #a55a66
  8. #9c646c
  9. #926d73
  10. #897779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75c61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60593d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7f38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1493e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2673a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc223e {
  color: #dc223e;
}
Background
.bg-dc223e {
  background-color: #dc223e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc223e {
  border: 2px solid #dc223e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc223e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 34 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc223e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc223e, #dc6322);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc223e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 34 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.06 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.40 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.68 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.31 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.49 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.63 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.12 #23ddc1 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc223e  rgb(220, 34, 62)  hsl(351, 73%, 50%)  Crimson
#22dcc0  rgb(34, 220, 192)  hsl(171, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#3edc22  rgb(62, 220, 34)  hsl(111, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green
#223edc  rgb(34, 62, 220)  hsl(231, 73%, 50%)  Persian Blue