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#DD2E45

#dd2e45 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd2e45 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 18.04% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.19% magenta, 68.78% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 352.11°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1776

Complementary

  1. #dd2e45
  2. #2eddc6

Split complementary

  1. #dd2e45
  2. #2edd6e
  3. #2e9ddd

Analogous

  1. #dd2e9d
  2. #dd2e45
  3. #dd6e2e

Triadic

  1. #dd2e45
  2. #45dd2e
  3. #2e45dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd2e45
  2. #ddc62e
  3. #2eddc6
  4. #2e45dd

Square

  1. #dd2e45
  2. #9ddd2e
  3. #2eddc6
  4. #6e2edd

Monochromatic

  1. #62101b
  2. #a41b2d
  3. #dd2e45
  4. #e87080
  5. #f2b2ba

Shades

#dd2e45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd2e45
  2. #c7293e
  3. #b12537
  4. #9b2030
  5. #851c29
  6. #6f1723
  7. #58121c
  8. #420e15
  9. #2c090e
  10. #160507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd2e45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd2e45
  2. #e04358
  3. #e4586a
  4. #e76d7d
  5. #eb828f
  6. #ee97a2
  7. #f1abb5
  8. #f5c0c7
  9. #f8d5da
  10. #fceaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd2e45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd2e45
  2. #d4364b
  3. #ca3e51
  4. #c14757
  5. #b84f5d
  6. #af5763
  7. #a55f68
  8. #9c676e
  9. #937074
  10. #89787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96065 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645d44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f823f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34e45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46a42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd2e45 {
  color: #dd2e45;
}
Background
.bg-dd2e45 {
  background-color: #dd2e45;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd2e45 {
  border: 2px solid #dd2e45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd2e45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 46 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd2e45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd2e45, #dd6e2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd2e45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 46 69 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.47 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.10 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.70 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.61 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.07 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.32 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.82 #22d1ba Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd2e45  rgb(221, 46, 69)  hsl(352, 72%, 52%)  Crimson
#2eddc6  rgb(46, 221, 198)  hsl(172, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#45dd2e  rgb(69, 221, 46)  hsl(112, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2e45dd  rgb(46, 69, 221)  hsl(232, 72%, 52%)  Iris