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#DD1237

#dd1237 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dd1237 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.86% magenta, 75.11% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 349.06°, with 84.94% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.34.

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Relative luminance0.1608

Complementary

  1. #dd1237
  2. #12ddb8

Split complementary

  1. #dd1237
  2. #12dd52
  3. #129ddd

Analogous

  1. #dd129d
  2. #dd1237
  3. #dd5212

Triadic

  1. #dd1237
  2. #37dd12
  3. #1237dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd1237
  2. #ddb812
  3. #12ddb8
  4. #1237dd

Square

  1. #dd1237
  2. #9ddd12
  3. #12ddb8
  4. #5212dd

Monochromatic

  1. #500614
  2. #960c25
  3. #dd1237
  4. #f04b69
  5. #f692a4

Shades

#dd1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd1237
  2. #c71032
  3. #b10e2c
  4. #9b0d27
  5. #850b21
  6. #6f091c
  7. #580716
  8. #420511
  9. #2c040b
  10. #160206
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd1237
  2. #e02a4b
  3. #e4415f
  4. #e75973
  5. #eb7187
  6. #ee899b
  7. #f1a0af
  8. #f5b8c3
  9. #f8d0d7
  10. #fce7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd1237
  2. #d41d3e
  3. #ca2846
  4. #c1334d
  5. #b83e54
  6. #af495c
  7. #a55463
  8. #9c5f6a
  9. #936a71
  10. #897579
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7595e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5536 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7e2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14436 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26433 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd1237 {
  color: #dd1237;
}
Background
.bg-dd1237 {
  background-color: #dd1237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd1237 {
  border: 2px solid #dd1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd1237, #dd5212);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.34 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.16 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.45 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.04 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.20 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.71 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.71 #22edc8 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd1237  rgb(221, 18, 55)  hsl(349, 85%, 47%)  Crimson
#12ddb8  rgb(18, 221, 184)  hsl(169, 85%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#37dd12  rgb(55, 221, 18)  hsl(109, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green
#1237dd  rgb(18, 55, 221)  hsl(229, 85%, 47%)  Persian Blue