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#DC313E

#dc313e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc313e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 19.22% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.73% magenta, 71.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 355.44°, with 70.95% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1776

Complementary

  1. #dc313e
  2. #31dccf

Split complementary

  1. #dc313e
  2. #31dc7a
  3. #3194dc

Analogous

  1. #dc3194
  2. #dc313e
  3. #dc7a31

Triadic

  1. #dc313e
  2. #3edc31
  3. #313edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc313e
  2. #dccf31
  3. #31dccf
  4. #313edc

Square

  1. #dc313e
  2. #94dc31
  3. #31dccf
  4. #7a31dc

Monochromatic

  1. #631117
  2. #a51c26
  3. #dc313e
  4. #e7727b
  5. #f2b4b9

Shades

#dc313e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc313e
  2. #c62c38
  3. #b02732
  4. #9a222b
  5. #841d25
  6. #6e191f
  7. #581419
  8. #420f13
  9. #2c0a0c
  10. #160506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc313e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc313e
  2. #e04651
  3. #e35a65
  4. #e76f78
  5. #ea838b
  6. #ee989f
  7. #f1adb2
  8. #f5c1c5
  9. #f8d6d8
  10. #fceaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc313e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc313e
  2. #d33945
  3. #ca414b
  4. #c04952
  5. #b75158
  6. #ae595f
  7. #a56066
  8. #9c686c
  9. #927073
  10. #897879
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86163 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655e3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908238 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34f3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36b3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea003a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc313e {
  color: #dc313e;
}
Background
.bg-dc313e {
  background-color: #dc313e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc313e {
  border: 2px solid #dc313e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc313e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 49 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc313e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc313e, #dc7a31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc313e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 49 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.13 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.99 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.15 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.26 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.33 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.92 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.23 #23cec1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc313e  rgb(220, 49, 62)  hsl(355, 71%, 53%)  Crimson
#31dccf  rgb(49, 220, 207)  hsl(175, 71%, 53%)  Turquoise
#3edc31  rgb(62, 220, 49)  hsl(115, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green
#313edc  rgb(49, 62, 220)  hsl(235, 71%, 53%)  Persian Blue