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#DC2437

#dc2437 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2437 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 14.12% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.64% magenta, 75% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 353.8°, with 72.44% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1675

Complementary

  1. #dc2437
  2. #24dcc9

Split complementary

  1. #dc2437
  2. #24dc6d
  3. #2493dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2493
  2. #dc2437
  3. #dc6d24

Triadic

  1. #dc2437
  2. #37dc24
  3. #2437dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2437
  2. #dcc924
  3. #24dcc9
  4. #2437dc

Square

  1. #dc2437
  2. #93dc24
  3. #24dcc9
  4. #6d24dc

Monochromatic

  1. #590e16
  2. #9b1926
  3. #dc2437
  4. #e76673
  5. #f1a8af

Shades

#dc2437 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2437
  2. #c62032
  3. #b01d2c
  4. #9a1927
  5. #841621
  6. #6e121c
  7. #580e16
  8. #420b11
  9. #2c070b
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2437 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2437
  2. #e03a4b
  3. #e3505f
  4. #e76673
  5. #ea7c87
  6. #ee929b
  7. #f1a7af
  8. #f5bdc3
  9. #f8d3d7
  10. #fce9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2437 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2437
  2. #d32d3e
  3. #ca3646
  4. #c0404d
  5. #b74954
  6. #ae525c
  7. #a55b63
  8. #9c646a
  9. #926e71
  10. #897779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75c60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615936 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8030 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14936 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26733 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2437 {
  color: #dc2437;
}
Background
.bg-dc2437 {
  background-color: #dc2437;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2437 {
  border: 2px solid #dc2437;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2437;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 36 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2437 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2437, #dc6d24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2437 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 36 55 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.64 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.27 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.04 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.16 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.36 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.97 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.12 #23dbc8 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc2437  rgb(220, 36, 55)  hsl(354, 72%, 50%)  Crimson
#24dcc9  rgb(36, 220, 201)  hsl(174, 72%, 50%)  Turquoise
#37dc24  rgb(55, 220, 36)  hsl(114, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2437dc  rgb(36, 55, 220)  hsl(234, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue