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#DC2445

#dc2445 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2445 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.64% magenta, 68.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 349.24°, 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #dc2445
  2. #24dcbb

Split complementary

  1. #dc2445
  2. #24dc5f
  3. #24a1dc

Analogous

  1. #dc24a1
  2. #dc2445
  3. #dc5f24

Triadic

  1. #dc2445
  2. #45dc24
  3. #2445dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2445
  2. #dcbb24
  3. #24dcbb
  4. #2445dc

Square

  1. #dc2445
  2. #a1dc24
  3. #24dcbb
  4. #5f24dc

Monochromatic

  1. #590e1c
  2. #9b1930
  3. #dc2445
  4. #e7667d
  5. #f1a8b5

Shades

#dc2445 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2445
  2. #c6203e
  3. #b01d37
  4. #9a1930
  5. #841629
  6. #6e1223
  7. #580e1c
  8. #420b15
  9. #2c070e
  10. #160407
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2445 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2445
  2. #e03a58
  3. #e3506a
  4. #e7667d
  5. #ea7c8f
  6. #ee92a2
  7. #f1a7b5
  8. #f5bdc7
  9. #f8d3da
  10. #fce9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2445 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2445
  2. #d32d4b
  3. #ca3651
  4. #c04057
  5. #b7495d
  6. #ae5263
  7. #a55b68
  8. #9c646e
  9. #926e74
  10. #89777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75d63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5a45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d803f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14a45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26742 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9003b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2445 {
  color: #dc2445;
}
Background
.bg-dc2445 {
  background-color: #dc2445;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2445 {
  border: 2px solid #dc2445;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2445;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 36 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2445 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2445, #dc5f24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2445 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 36 69 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.94 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.00 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.37 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.38 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.20 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.47 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.84 #23dbba Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc2445  rgb(220, 36, 69)  hsl(349, 72%, 50%)  Crimson
#24dcbb  rgb(36, 220, 187)  hsl(169, 72%, 50%)  Turquoise
#45dc24  rgb(69, 220, 36)  hsl(109, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2445dc  rgb(36, 69, 220)  hsl(229, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue