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#DD353F

#dd353f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd353f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.02% magenta, 71.49% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 356.43°, 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1828

Complementary

  1. #dd353f
  2. #35ddd3

Split complementary

  1. #dd353f
  2. #35dd7f
  3. #3593dd

Analogous

  1. #dd3593
  2. #dd353f
  3. #dd7f35

Triadic

  1. #dd353f
  2. #3fdd35
  3. #353fdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd353f
  2. #ddd335
  3. #35ddd3
  4. #353fdd

Square

  1. #dd353f
  2. #93dd35
  3. #35ddd3
  4. #7f35dd

Monochromatic

  1. #681117
  2. #a91c25
  3. #dd353f
  4. #e8767d
  5. #f3b8bb

Shades

#dd353f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd353f
  2. #c73039
  3. #b12a32
  4. #9b252c
  5. #852026
  6. #6f1b20
  7. #581519
  8. #421013
  9. #2c0b0d
  10. #160506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd353f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd353f
  2. #e04952
  3. #e45d65
  4. #e77279
  5. #eb868c
  6. #ee9a9f
  7. #f1aeb2
  8. #f5c2c5
  9. #f8d7d9
  10. #fcebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd353f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd353f
  2. #d43d46
  3. #ca444c
  4. #c14c53
  5. #b85359
  6. #af5b60
  7. #a56266
  8. #9c6a6d
  9. #937173
  10. #89797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96365 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68603e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918339 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4523e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56d3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0e3c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd353f {
  color: #dd353f;
}
Background
.bg-dd353f {
  background-color: #dd353f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd353f {
  border: 2px solid #dd353f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd353f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 53 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd353f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd353f, #dd7f35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd353f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 53 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.82 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.27 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.32 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.36 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.51 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.66 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.66 #22cac0 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Crimson
#dd353f  rgb(221, 53, 63)  hsl(356, 71%, 54%)  Crimson
#35ddd3  rgb(53, 221, 211)  hsl(176, 71%, 54%)  Turquoise
#3fdd35  rgb(63, 221, 53)  hsl(116, 71%, 54%)  Malachite
#353fdd  rgb(53, 63, 221)  hsl(236, 71%, 54%)  Persian Blue