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#DD153B

#dd153b ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dd153b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 8.24% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.5% magenta, 73.3% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 348.6°, with 82.64% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 0.47.

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Relative luminance0.1622

Complementary

  1. #dd153b
  2. #15ddb7

Split complementary

  1. #dd153b
  2. #15dd53
  3. #159fdd

Analogous

  1. #dd159f
  2. #dd153b
  3. #dd5315

Triadic

  1. #dd153b
  2. #3bdd15
  3. #153bdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd153b
  2. #ddb715
  3. #15ddb7
  4. #153bdd

Square

  1. #dd153b
  2. #9fdd15
  3. #15ddb7
  4. #5315dd

Monochromatic

  1. #510816
  2. #970e28
  3. #dd153b
  4. #ee506e
  5. #f596a8

Shades

#dd153b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd153b
  2. #c71335
  3. #b1112f
  4. #9b0f29
  5. #850d23
  6. #6f0b1e
  7. #580818
  8. #420612
  9. #2c040c
  10. #160206
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd153b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd153b
  2. #e02c4f
  3. #e44462
  4. #e75b76
  5. #eb7389
  6. #ee8a9d
  7. #f1a1b1
  8. #f5b9c4
  9. #f8d0d8
  10. #fce8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd153b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd153b
  2. #d42042
  3. #ca2a49
  4. #c13550
  5. #b84057
  6. #af4b5e
  7. #a55564
  8. #9c606b
  9. #936b72
  10. #897579
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7595f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d563a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7e34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1453b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26437 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd153b {
  color: #dd153b;
}
Background
.bg-dd153b {
  background-color: #dd153b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd153b {
  border: 2px solid #dd153b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd153b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 21 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd153b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd153b, #dd5315);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd153b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 21 59 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 0.47 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.79 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.89 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.99 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.26 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.96 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.17 #22eac4 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd153b  rgb(221, 21, 59)  hsl(349, 83%, 47%)  Crimson
#15ddb7  rgb(21, 221, 183)  hsl(169, 83%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#3bdd15  rgb(59, 221, 21)  hsl(109, 83%, 47%)  Lime Green
#153bdd  rgb(21, 59, 221)  hsl(229, 83%, 47%)  Persian Blue