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#DD0138

#dd0138 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dd0138 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 0.39% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.55% magenta, 74.66% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 99.1% saturation and 43.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 0.84.

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Relative luminance0.1568

Complementary

  1. #dd0138
  2. #01dda6

Split complementary

  1. #dd0138
  2. #01dd38
  3. #01a6dd

Analogous

  1. #dd01a6
  2. #dd0138
  3. #dd3801

Triadic

  1. #dd0138
  2. #38dd01
  3. #0138dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd0138
  2. #dda601
  3. #01dda6
  4. #0138dd

Square

  1. #dd0138
  2. #a6dd01
  3. #01dda6
  4. #3801dd

Monochromatic

  1. #450011
  2. #910125
  3. #dd0138
  4. #fe2c61
  5. #fe799a

Shades

#dd0138 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd0138
  2. #c70132
  3. #b1012d
  4. #9b0127
  5. #850122
  6. #6f011c
  7. #580016
  8. #420011
  9. #2c000b
  10. #160006
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd0138 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd0138
  2. #e01a4c
  3. #e43460
  4. #e74d74
  5. #eb6788
  6. #ee809c
  7. #f199af
  8. #f5b3c3
  9. #f8ccd7
  10. #fce6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd0138 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd0138
  2. #d40e3f
  3. #ca1a46
  4. #c1274e
  5. #b83455
  6. #af415c
  7. #a54d63
  8. #9c5a6a
  9. #936772
  10. #897379
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6575d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5337 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7d30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04138 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26233 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd0138 {
  color: #dd0138;
}
Background
.bg-dd0138 {
  background-color: #dd0138;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd0138 {
  border: 2px solid #dd0138;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd0138;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 1 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 99% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd0138 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd0138, #dd3801);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd0138 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 1 56 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 0.84 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.65 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.91 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.04 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.52 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.91 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.25 #22fec7 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd0138  rgb(221, 1, 56)  hsl(345, 99%, 44%)  Crimson
#01dda6  rgb(1, 221, 166)  hsl(165, 99%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#38dd01  rgb(56, 221, 1)  hsl(105, 99%, 44%)  Lime Green
#0138dd  rgb(1, 56, 221)  hsl(225, 99%, 44%)  Persian Blue