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#DD163C

#dd163c ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dd163c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 8.63% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.05% magenta, 72.85% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 348.54°, with 81.89% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 0.35.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1627

Complementary

  1. #dd163c
  2. #16ddb7

Split complementary

  1. #dd163c
  2. #16dd53
  3. #16a0dd

Analogous

  1. #dd16a0
  2. #dd163c
  3. #dd5316

Triadic

  1. #dd163c
  2. #3cdd16
  3. #163cdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd163c
  2. #ddb716
  3. #16ddb7
  4. #163cdd

Square

  1. #dd163c
  2. #a0dd16
  3. #16ddb7
  4. #5316dd

Monochromatic

  1. #520816
  2. #970f29
  3. #dd163c
  4. #ee5270
  5. #f597a9

Shades

#dd163c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd163c
  2. #c71436
  3. #b11230
  4. #9b0f2a
  5. #850d24
  6. #6f0b1e
  7. #580918
  8. #420712
  9. #2c040c
  10. #160206
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd163c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd163c
  2. #e02d50
  3. #e44563
  4. #e75c77
  5. #eb738a
  6. #ee8b9e
  7. #f1a2b1
  8. #f5b9c5
  9. #f8d0d8
  10. #fce8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd163c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd163c
  2. #d42143
  3. #ca2b4a
  4. #c13650
  5. #b84057
  6. #af4b5e
  7. #a55665
  8. #9c606c
  9. #936b72
  10. #897579
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d563b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7e35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1453c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26538 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd163c {
  color: #dd163c;
}
Background
.bg-dd163c {
  background-color: #dd163c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd163c {
  border: 2px solid #dd163c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd163c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 22 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 82% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd163c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd163c, #dd5316);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd163c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 22 60 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 0.35 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.69 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.95 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.97 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.46 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.98 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.18 #22e9c3 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd163c  rgb(221, 22, 60)  hsl(349, 82%, 48%)  Crimson
#16ddb7  rgb(22, 221, 183)  hsl(169, 82%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#3cdd16  rgb(60, 221, 22)  hsl(109, 82%, 48%)  Lime Green
#163cdd  rgb(22, 60, 221)  hsl(229, 82%, 48%)  Persian Blue