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#DD0835

#dd0835 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dd0835 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 3.14% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.38% magenta, 76.02% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 347.32°, with 93.01% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.158

Complementary

  1. #dd0835
  2. #08ddb0

Split complementary

  1. #dd0835
  2. #08dd45
  3. #08a0dd

Analogous

  1. #dd08a0
  2. #dd0835
  3. #dd4508

Triadic

  1. #dd0835
  2. #35dd08
  3. #0835dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd0835
  2. #ddb008
  3. #08ddb0
  4. #0835dd

Square

  1. #dd0835
  2. #a0dd08
  3. #08ddb0
  4. #4508dd

Monochromatic

  1. #490312
  2. #930523
  3. #dd0835
  4. #f83a62
  5. #fb839d

Shades

#dd0835 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd0835
  2. #c70730
  3. #b1062a
  4. #9b0625
  5. #850520
  6. #6f041b
  7. #580315
  8. #420210
  9. #2c020b
  10. #160105
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd0835 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd0835
  2. #e02149
  3. #e4395d
  4. #e75272
  5. #eb6b86
  6. #ee849a
  7. #f19cae
  8. #f5b5c2
  9. #f8ced7
  10. #fce6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd0835 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd0835
  2. #d4143d
  3. #ca2044
  4. #c12c4c
  5. #b83853
  6. #af445b
  7. #a55062
  8. #9c5c6a
  9. #936871
  10. #897479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7575d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5434 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7d2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04234 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26330 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd0835 {
  color: #dd0835;
}
Background
.bg-dd0835 {
  background-color: #dd0835;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd0835 {
  border: 2px solid #dd0835;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd0835;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 8 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd0835 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd0835, #dd4508);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd0835 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 8 53 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.58 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.17 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.23 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.90 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.11 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.42 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.10 #22f7ca Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd0835  rgb(221, 8, 53)  hsl(347, 93%, 45%)  Crimson
#08ddb0  rgb(8, 221, 176)  hsl(167, 93%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#35dd08  rgb(53, 221, 8)  hsl(107, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0835dd  rgb(8, 53, 221)  hsl(227, 93%, 45%)  Persian Blue