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#DD283F

#dd283f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.9% magenta, 71.49% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 352.38°, with 72.69% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1725

Complementary

  1. #dd283f
  2. #28ddc6

Split complementary

  1. #dd283f
  2. #28dd6c
  3. #2899dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2899
  2. #dd283f
  3. #dd6c28

Triadic

  1. #dd283f
  2. #3fdd28
  3. #283fdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd283f
  2. #ddc628
  3. #28ddc6
  4. #283fdd

Square

  1. #dd283f
  2. #99dd28
  3. #28ddc6
  4. #6c28dd

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0f19
  2. #9f192a
  3. #dd283f
  4. #e76a7a
  5. #f2acb5

Shades

#dd283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd283f
  2. #c72439
  3. #b12032
  4. #9b1c2c
  5. #851826
  6. #6f1420
  7. #581019
  8. #420c13
  9. #2c080d
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd283f
  2. #e03e52
  3. #e45365
  4. #e76979
  5. #eb7e8c
  6. #ee949f
  7. #f1a9b2
  8. #f5bfc5
  9. #f8d4d9
  10. #fceaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd283f
  2. #d43146
  3. #ca3a4c
  4. #c14253
  5. #b84b59
  6. #af5460
  7. #a55d66
  8. #9c666d
  9. #936e73
  10. #89777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85e62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625b3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8139 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24b3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3693b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd283f {
  color: #dd283f;
}
Background
.bg-dd283f {
  background-color: #dd283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd283f {
  border: 2px solid #dd283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd283f, #dd6c28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.83 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.29 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.61 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.63 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.69 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.94 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.96 #22d7c0 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd283f  rgb(221, 40, 63)  hsl(352, 73%, 51%)  Crimson
#28ddc6  rgb(40, 221, 198)  hsl(172, 73%, 51%)  Turquoise
#3fdd28  rgb(63, 221, 40)  hsl(112, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#283fdd  rgb(40, 63, 221)  hsl(232, 73%, 51%)  Persian Blue