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#DD2147

#dd2147 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2147 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 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.07% magenta, 67.87% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 347.87°, 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #dd2147
  2. #21ddb7

Split complementary

  1. #dd2147
  2. #21dd59
  3. #21a5dd

Analogous

  1. #dd21a5
  2. #dd2147
  3. #dd5921

Triadic

  1. #dd2147
  2. #47dd21
  3. #2147dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2147
  2. #ddb721
  3. #21ddb7
  4. #2147dd

Square

  1. #dd2147
  2. #a5dd21
  3. #21ddb7
  4. #5921dd

Monochromatic

  1. #580d1c
  2. #9a1732
  3. #dd2147
  4. #e8637e
  5. #f2a5b5

Shades

#dd2147 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2147
  2. #c71e40
  3. #b11a39
  4. #9b1732
  5. #85142b
  6. #6f1124
  7. #580d1c
  8. #420a15
  9. #2c070e
  10. #160307
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2147 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2147
  2. #e03759
  3. #e44d6c
  4. #e7647e
  5. #eb7a91
  6. #ee90a3
  7. #f1a6b5
  8. #f5bcc8
  9. #f8d3da
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2147 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2147
  2. #d42b4d
  3. #ca3452
  4. #c13e58
  5. #b8475e
  6. #af5164
  7. #a55a69
  8. #9c646f
  9. #936d75
  10. #89777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85c64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5947 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8041 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14947 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26744 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2147 {
  color: #dd2147;
}
Background
.bg-dd2147 {
  background-color: #dd2147;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2147 {
  border: 2px solid #dd2147;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2147;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 33 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2147 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2147, #dd5921);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2147 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 33 71 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.46 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.67 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.20 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.54 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.13 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.32 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.73 #22deb8 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd2147  rgb(221, 33, 71)  hsl(348, 74%, 50%)  Crimson
#21ddb7  rgb(33, 221, 183)  hsl(168, 74%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#47dd21  rgb(71, 221, 33)  hsl(108, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2147dd  rgb(33, 71, 221)  hsl(228, 74%, 50%)  Iris