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#DE143E

#de143e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#de143e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 7.84% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.99% magenta, 72.07% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 347.52°, with 83.47% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 0.57.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1638

Complementary

  1. #de143e
  2. #14deb4

Split complementary

  1. #de143e
  2. #14de4f
  3. #14a3de

Analogous

  1. #de14a3
  2. #de143e
  3. #de4f14

Triadic

  1. #de143e
  2. #3ede14
  3. #143ede

Tetradic

  1. #de143e
  2. #deb414
  3. #14deb4
  4. #143ede

Square

  1. #de143e
  2. #a3de14
  3. #14deb4
  4. #4f14de

Monochromatic

  1. #520717
  2. #980e2a
  3. #de143e
  4. #ef4f71
  5. #f596a9

Shades

#de143e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de143e
  2. #c81238
  3. #b21032
  4. #9b0e2b
  5. #850c25
  6. #6f0a1f
  7. #590819
  8. #430613
  9. #2c040c
  10. #160206
  11. #000000

Tints

#de143e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de143e
  2. #e12c51
  3. #e54365
  4. #e85b78
  5. #eb728b
  6. #ef8a9f
  7. #f2a1b2
  8. #f5b9c5
  9. #f8d0d8
  10. #fce8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de143e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de143e
  2. #d51f45
  3. #cb2a4b
  4. #c23452
  5. #b83f58
  6. #af4a5f
  7. #a65566
  8. #9c606c
  9. #936a73
  10. #897579
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d563e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7f37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1453e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3653a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de143e {
  color: #de143e;
}
Background
.bg-de143e {
  background-color: #de143e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de143e {
  border: 2px solid #de143e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de143e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 20 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de143e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de143e, #de4f14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de143e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 20 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 0.57 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.23 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.04 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.48 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.70 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.02 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.72 #21ebc1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#de143e  rgb(222, 20, 62)  hsl(348, 83%, 47%)  Crimson
#14deb4  rgb(20, 222, 180)  hsl(168, 83%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#3ede14  rgb(62, 222, 20)  hsl(108, 83%, 47%)  Lime Green
#143ede  rgb(20, 62, 222)  hsl(228, 83%, 47%)  Persian Blue