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#DC263D

#dc263d ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc263d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 14.9% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.73% magenta, 72.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 352.42°, with 72.22% saturation and 50.59% 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 1.65.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1694

Complementary

  1. #dc263d
  2. #26dcc5

Split complementary

  1. #dc263d
  2. #26dc6a
  3. #2698dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2698
  2. #dc263d
  3. #dc6a26

Triadic

  1. #dc263d
  2. #3ddc26
  3. #263ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc263d
  2. #dcc526
  3. #26dcc5
  4. #263ddc

Square

  1. #dc263d
  2. #98dc26
  3. #26dcc5
  4. #6a26dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0f18
  2. #9c192a
  3. #dc263d
  4. #e76878
  5. #f1aab3

Shades

#dc263d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc263d
  2. #c62237
  3. #b01e31
  4. #9a1b2b
  5. #841725
  6. #6e131f
  7. #580f18
  8. #420b12
  9. #2c080c
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc263d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc263d
  2. #e03c50
  3. #e35164
  4. #e76777
  5. #ea7d8b
  6. #ee939e
  7. #f1a8b1
  8. #f5bec5
  9. #f8d4d8
  10. #fce9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc263d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc263d
  2. #d32f44
  3. #ca384a
  4. #c04151
  5. #b74a58
  6. #ae535f
  7. #a55c65
  8. #9c656c
  9. #926e73
  10. #897779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75d61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615a3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8037 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14a3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26839 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc263d {
  color: #dc263d;
}
Background
.bg-dc263d {
  background-color: #dc263d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc263d {
  border: 2px solid #dc263d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc263d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 38 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc263d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc263d, #dc6a26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc263d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 38 61 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.65 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.24 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.73 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.17 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.60 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.70 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.94 #23d9c2 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc263d  rgb(220, 38, 61)  hsl(352, 72%, 51%)  Crimson
#26dcc5  rgb(38, 220, 197)  hsl(172, 72%, 51%)  Turquoise
#3ddc26  rgb(61, 220, 38)  hsl(112, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#263ddc  rgb(38, 61, 220)  hsl(232, 72%, 51%)  Persian Blue