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#DD183D

#dd183d ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dd183d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 9.41% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.14% magenta, 72.4% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 348.73°, with 80.41% saturation and 48.04% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 0.41.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1636

Complementary

  1. #dd183d
  2. #18ddb8

Split complementary

  1. #dd183d
  2. #18dd55
  3. #18a0dd

Analogous

  1. #dd18a0
  2. #dd183d
  3. #dd5518

Triadic

  1. #dd183d
  2. #3ddd18
  3. #183ddd

Tetradic

  1. #dd183d
  2. #ddb818
  3. #18ddb8
  4. #183ddd

Square

  1. #dd183d
  2. #a0dd18
  3. #18ddb8
  4. #5518dd

Monochromatic

  1. #530917
  2. #98112a
  3. #dd183d
  4. #ed5571
  5. #f49aab

Shades

#dd183d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd183d
  2. #c71637
  3. #b11331
  4. #9b112b
  5. #850e25
  6. #6f0c1f
  7. #580a18
  8. #420712
  9. #2c050c
  10. #160206
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd183d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd183d
  2. #e02f50
  3. #e44664
  4. #e75d77
  5. #eb748b
  6. #ee8c9e
  7. #f1a3b1
  8. #f5bac5
  9. #f8d1d8
  10. #fce8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd183d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd183d
  2. #d42244
  3. #ca2d4a
  4. #c13751
  5. #b84258
  6. #af4c5f
  7. #a55665
  8. #9c616c
  9. #936b73
  10. #897679
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75a60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d573c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7f36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1463d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26539 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd183d {
  color: #dd183d;
}
Background
.bg-dd183d {
  background-color: #dd183d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd183d {
  border: 2px solid #dd183d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd183d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 24 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd183d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd183d, #dd5518);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd183d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 24 61 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 0.41 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.48 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.01 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.06 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.63 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.81 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.35 #22e7c2 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd183d  rgb(221, 24, 61)  hsl(349, 80%, 48%)  Crimson
#18ddb8  rgb(24, 221, 184)  hsl(169, 80%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#3ddd18  rgb(61, 221, 24)  hsl(109, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green
#183ddd  rgb(24, 61, 221)  hsl(229, 80%, 48%)  Persian Blue