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#DD233F

#dd233f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd233f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 13.73% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.16% magenta, 71.49% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 350.97°, with 73.23% saturation and 50.2% 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 1.26.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1693

Complementary

  1. #dd233f
  2. #23ddc1

Split complementary

  1. #dd233f
  2. #23dd64
  3. #239cdd

Analogous

  1. #dd239c
  2. #dd233f
  3. #dd6423

Triadic

  1. #dd233f
  2. #3fdd23
  3. #233fdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd233f
  2. #ddc123
  3. #23ddc1
  4. #233fdd

Square

  1. #dd233f
  2. #9cdd23
  3. #23ddc1
  4. #6423dd

Monochromatic

  1. #590e19
  2. #9b182c
  3. #dd233f
  4. #e76579
  5. #f1a8b3

Shades

#dd233f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd233f
  2. #c72039
  3. #b11c32
  4. #9b192c
  5. #851526
  6. #6f1220
  7. #580e19
  8. #420b13
  9. #2c070d
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd233f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd233f
  2. #e03952
  3. #e44f65
  4. #e76579
  5. #eb7b8c
  6. #ee919f
  7. #f1a7b2
  8. #f5bdc5
  9. #f8d3d9
  10. #fce9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd233f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd233f
  2. #d42c46
  3. #ca364c
  4. #c13f53
  5. #b84859
  6. #af5260
  7. #a55b66
  8. #9c646d
  9. #936d73
  10. #89777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85d62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60593e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8039 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2493f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3673b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd233f {
  color: #dd233f;
}
Background
.bg-dd233f {
  background-color: #dd233f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd233f {
  border: 2px solid #dd233f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd233f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 35 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd233f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd233f, #dd6423);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd233f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 35 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.26 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.13 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.89 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.54 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.56 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.75 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.25 #22dcc0 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd233f  rgb(221, 35, 63)  hsl(351, 73%, 50%)  Crimson
#23ddc1  rgb(35, 221, 193)  hsl(171, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#3fdd23  rgb(63, 221, 35)  hsl(111, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green
#233fdd  rgb(35, 63, 221)  hsl(231, 73%, 50%)  Persian Blue