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#DC2446

#dc2446 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2446 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 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.64% magenta, 68.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 348.91°, 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 2.16.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1692

Complementary

  1. #dc2446
  2. #24dcba

Split complementary

  1. #dc2446
  2. #24dc5e
  3. #24a2dc

Analogous

  1. #dc24a2
  2. #dc2446
  3. #dc5e24

Triadic

  1. #dc2446
  2. #46dc24
  3. #2446dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2446
  2. #dcba24
  3. #24dcba
  4. #2446dc

Square

  1. #dc2446
  2. #a2dc24
  3. #24dcba
  4. #5e24dc

Monochromatic

  1. #590e1c
  2. #9b1931
  3. #dc2446
  4. #e7667e
  5. #f1a8b5

Shades

#dc2446 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2446
  2. #c6203f
  3. #b01d38
  4. #9a1931
  5. #84162a
  6. #6e1223
  7. #580e1c
  8. #420b15
  9. #2c070e
  10. #160407
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2446 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2446
  2. #e03a59
  3. #e3506b
  4. #e7667e
  5. #ea7c90
  6. #ee92a3
  7. #f1a7b5
  8. #f5bdc8
  9. #f8d3da
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2446 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2446
  2. #d32d4c
  3. #ca3652
  4. #c04057
  5. #b7495d
  6. #ae5263
  7. #a55b69
  8. #9c646f
  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 #5f5a46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8040 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14a46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26743 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2446 {
  color: #dc2446;
}
Background
.bg-dc2446 {
  background-color: #dc2446;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2446 {
  border: 2px solid #dc2446;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2446;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 36 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2446 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2446, #dc5e24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2446 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 36 70 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.16 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.84 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.21 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.42 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.43 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.45 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.57 #23dbb9 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc2446  rgb(220, 36, 70)  hsl(349, 72%, 50%)  Crimson
#24dcba  rgb(36, 220, 186)  hsl(169, 72%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#46dc24  rgb(70, 220, 36)  hsl(109, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2446dc  rgb(36, 70, 220)  hsl(229, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue