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#DD2139

#dd2139 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2139 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 12.94% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.07% magenta, 74.21% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 352.34°, with 74.02% saturation and 49.8% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1676

Complementary

  1. #dd2139
  2. #21ddc5

Split complementary

  1. #dd2139
  2. #21dd67
  3. #2197dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2197
  2. #dd2139
  3. #dd6721

Triadic

  1. #dd2139
  2. #39dd21
  3. #2139dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2139
  2. #ddc521
  3. #21ddc5
  4. #2139dd

Square

  1. #dd2139
  2. #97dd21
  3. #21ddc5
  4. #6721dd

Monochromatic

  1. #580d17
  2. #9a1728
  3. #dd2139
  4. #e86374
  5. #f2a5af

Shades

#dd2139 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2139
  2. #c71e33
  3. #b11a2e
  4. #9b1728
  5. #851422
  6. #6f111d
  7. #580d17
  8. #420a11
  9. #2c070b
  10. #160306
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2139 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2139
  2. #e0374d
  3. #e44d61
  4. #e76474
  5. #eb7a88
  6. #ee909c
  7. #f1a6b0
  8. #f5bcc4
  9. #f8d3d7
  10. #fce9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2139 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2139
  2. #d42b40
  3. #ca3447
  4. #c13e4e
  5. #b84755
  6. #af515d
  7. #a55a64
  8. #9c646b
  9. #936d72
  10. #897779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85c60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605938 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8032 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24838 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36735 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2139 {
  color: #dd2139;
}
Background
.bg-dd2139 {
  background-color: #dd2139;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2139 {
  border: 2px solid #dd2139;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2139;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 33 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2139 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2139, #dd6721);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2139 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 33 57 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.97 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.81 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.54 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.77 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.50 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.87 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.87 #22dec6 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd2139  rgb(221, 33, 57)  hsl(352, 74%, 50%)  Crimson
#21ddc5  rgb(33, 221, 197)  hsl(172, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise
#39dd21  rgb(57, 221, 33)  hsl(112, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2139dd  rgb(33, 57, 221)  hsl(232, 74%, 50%)  Persian Blue