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#DD353E

#dd353e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd353e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 20.78% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.02% magenta, 71.95% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 356.79°, with 71.19% saturation and 53.73% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1827

Complementary

  1. #dd353e
  2. #35ddd4

Split complementary

  1. #dd353e
  2. #35dd80
  3. #3592dd

Analogous

  1. #dd3592
  2. #dd353e
  3. #dd8035

Triadic

  1. #dd353e
  2. #3edd35
  3. #353edd

Tetradic

  1. #dd353e
  2. #ddd435
  3. #35ddd4
  4. #353edd

Square

  1. #dd353e
  2. #92dd35
  3. #35ddd4
  4. #8035dd

Monochromatic

  1. #681116
  2. #a91c24
  3. #dd353e
  4. #e8767d
  5. #f3b8bb

Shades

#dd353e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd353e
  2. #c73038
  3. #b12a32
  4. #9b252b
  5. #852025
  6. #6f1b1f
  7. #581519
  8. #421013
  9. #2c0b0c
  10. #160506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd353e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd353e
  2. #e04951
  3. #e45d65
  4. #e77278
  5. #eb868b
  6. #ee9a9f
  7. #f1aeb2
  8. #f5c2c5
  9. #f8d7d8
  10. #fcebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd353e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd353e
  2. #d43d45
  3. #ca444b
  4. #c14c52
  5. #b85358
  6. #af5b5f
  7. #a56266
  8. #9c6a6c
  9. #937173
  10. #897979
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96365 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685f3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918338 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4523d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56d3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0e3c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd353e {
  color: #dd353e;
}
Background
.bg-dd353e {
  background-color: #dd353e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd353e {
  border: 2px solid #dd353e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd353e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 53 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd353e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd353e, #dd8035);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd353e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 53 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.96 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.14 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.14 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.42 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.42 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.43 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.59 #22cac1 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd353e  rgb(221, 53, 62)  hsl(357, 71%, 54%)  Crimson
#35ddd4  rgb(53, 221, 212)  hsl(177, 71%, 54%)  Turquoise
#3edd35  rgb(62, 221, 53)  hsl(117, 71%, 54%)  Malachite
#353edd  rgb(53, 62, 221)  hsl(237, 71%, 54%)  Persian Blue