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#DE1237

#de1237 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#de1237 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.89% magenta, 75.23% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 349.12°, with 85% saturation and 47.06% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.46.

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Relative luminance0.1624

Complementary

  1. #de1237
  2. #12deb9

Split complementary

  1. #de1237
  2. #12de53
  3. #129dde

Analogous

  1. #de129d
  2. #de1237
  3. #de5312

Triadic

  1. #de1237
  2. #37de12
  3. #1237de

Tetradic

  1. #de1237
  2. #deb912
  3. #12deb9
  4. #1237de

Square

  1. #de1237
  2. #9dde12
  3. #12deb9
  4. #5312de

Monochromatic

  1. #500714
  2. #970c25
  3. #de1237
  4. #f04c6a
  5. #f693a5

Shades

#de1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de1237
  2. #c81032
  3. #b20e2c
  4. #9b0d27
  5. #850b21
  6. #6f091c
  7. #590716
  8. #430511
  9. #2c040b
  10. #160206
  11. #000000

Tints

#de1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de1237
  2. #e12a4b
  3. #e5415f
  4. #e85973
  5. #eb7187
  6. #ef899b
  7. #f2a0af
  8. #f5b8c3
  9. #f8d0d7
  10. #fce7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de1237
  2. #d51d3e
  3. #cb2846
  4. #c2334d
  5. #b83e54
  6. #af495c
  7. #a65463
  8. #9c5f6a
  9. #936a71
  10. #897579
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8595e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5636 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7f2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f50026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14436 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36432 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de1237 {
  color: #de1237;
}
Background
.bg-de1237 {
  background-color: #de1237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de1237 {
  border: 2px solid #de1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de1237, #de5312);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.46 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.20 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.52 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.94 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.43 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.66 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.76 #21edc8 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Crimson
#de1237  rgb(222, 18, 55)  hsl(349, 85%, 47%)  Crimson
#12deb9  rgb(18, 222, 185)  hsl(169, 85%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#37de12  rgb(55, 222, 18)  hsl(109, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green
#1237de  rgb(18, 55, 222)  hsl(229, 85%, 47%)  Persian Blue