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#DD1138

#dd1138 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dd1138 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 6.67% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 74.66% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 348.53°, with 85.71% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.04.

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Relative luminance0.1606

Complementary

  1. #dd1138
  2. #11ddb6

Split complementary

  1. #dd1138
  2. #11dd50
  3. #119edd

Analogous

  1. #dd119e
  2. #dd1138
  3. #dd5011

Triadic

  1. #dd1138
  2. #38dd11
  3. #1138dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd1138
  2. #ddb611
  3. #11ddb6
  4. #1138dd

Square

  1. #dd1138
  2. #9edd11
  3. #11ddb6
  4. #5011dd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0614
  2. #960c26
  3. #dd1138
  4. #f1496a
  5. #f691a4

Shades

#dd1138 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd1138
  2. #c70f32
  3. #b10e2d
  4. #9b0c27
  5. #850a22
  6. #6f091c
  7. #580716
  8. #420511
  9. #2c030b
  10. #160206
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd1138 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd1138
  2. #e0294c
  3. #e44160
  4. #e75874
  5. #eb7088
  6. #ee889c
  7. #f1a0af
  8. #f5b8c3
  9. #f8cfd7
  10. #fce7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd1138 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd1138
  2. #d41c3f
  3. #ca2746
  4. #c1324e
  5. #b83d55
  6. #af495c
  7. #a55463
  8. #9c5f6a
  9. #936a72
  10. #897579
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7585e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5537 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7e30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14338 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26434 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd1138 {
  color: #dd1138;
}
Background
.bg-dd1138 {
  background-color: #dd1138;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd1138 {
  border: 2px solid #dd1138;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd1138;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 17 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd1138 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd1138, #dd5011);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd1138 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 17 56 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.04 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.38 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.69 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.07 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.35 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.50 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.96 #22eec7 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd1138  rgb(221, 17, 56)  hsl(349, 86%, 47%)  Crimson
#11ddb6  rgb(17, 221, 182)  hsl(169, 86%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#38dd11  rgb(56, 221, 17)  hsl(109, 86%, 47%)  Lime Green
#1138dd  rgb(17, 56, 221)  hsl(229, 86%, 47%)  Persian Blue