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#DD293B

#dd293b ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd293b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 16.08% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.45% magenta, 73.3% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 354°, with 72.58% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1727

Complementary

  1. #dd293b
  2. #29ddcb

Split complementary

  1. #dd293b
  2. #29dd71
  3. #2995dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2995
  2. #dd293b
  3. #dd7129

Triadic

  1. #dd293b
  2. #3bdd29
  3. #293bdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd293b
  2. #ddcb29
  3. #29ddcb
  4. #293bdd

Square

  1. #dd293b
  2. #95dd29
  3. #29ddcb
  4. #7129dd

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0f17
  2. #a01927
  3. #dd293b
  4. #e76b77
  5. #f2adb4

Shades

#dd293b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd293b
  2. #c72535
  3. #b1212f
  4. #9b1d29
  5. #851923
  6. #6f151e
  7. #581018
  8. #420c12
  9. #2c080c
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd293b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd293b
  2. #e03e4f
  3. #e45462
  4. #e76976
  5. #eb7f89
  6. #ee949d
  7. #f1a9b1
  8. #f5bfc4
  9. #f8d4d8
  10. #fceaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd293b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd293b
  2. #d43242
  3. #ca3a49
  4. #c14350
  5. #b84c57
  6. #af555e
  7. #a55d64
  8. #9c666b
  9. #936f72
  10. #897779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 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 #635b3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34c3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46937 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd293b {
  color: #dd293b;
}
Background
.bg-dd293b {
  background-color: #dd293b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd293b {
  border: 2px solid #dd293b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd293b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 41 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd293b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd293b, #dd7129);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd293b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 41 59 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.55 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.82 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.85 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.85 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.34 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.05 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.21 #22d6c4 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd293b  rgb(221, 41, 59)  hsl(354, 73%, 51%)  Crimson
#29ddcb  rgb(41, 221, 203)  hsl(174, 73%, 51%)  Turquoise
#3bdd29  rgb(59, 221, 41)  hsl(114, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#293bdd  rgb(41, 59, 221)  hsl(234, 73%, 51%)  Persian Blue