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#DE2136

#de2136 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2136 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 12.94% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.14% magenta, 75.68% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 353.33°, with 74.12% saturation and 50% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.1688

Complementary

  1. #de2136
  2. #21dec9

Split complementary

  1. #de2136
  2. #21de6a
  3. #2195de

Analogous

  1. #de2195
  2. #de2136
  3. #de6a21

Triadic

  1. #de2136
  2. #36de21
  3. #2136de

Tetradic

  1. #de2136
  2. #dec921
  3. #21dec9
  4. #2136de

Square

  1. #de2136
  2. #95de21
  3. #21dec9
  4. #6a21de

Monochromatic

  1. #590d16
  2. #9b1726
  3. #de2136
  4. #e86472
  5. #f2a6af

Shades

#de2136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2136
  2. #c81e31
  3. #b21a2b
  4. #9b1726
  5. #851420
  6. #6f111b
  7. #590d16
  8. #430a10
  9. #2c070b
  10. #160305
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2136
  2. #e1374a
  3. #e54d5e
  4. #e86472
  5. #eb7a86
  6. #ef909b
  7. #f2a6af
  8. #f5bcc3
  9. #f8d3d7
  10. #fce9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2136
  2. #d52b3d
  3. #cb3445
  4. #c23e4c
  5. #b84754
  6. #af515b
  7. #a65a62
  8. #9c646a
  9. #936d71
  10. #897779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85c60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615935 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f802e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34835 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46732 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2136 {
  color: #de2136;
}
Background
.bg-de2136 {
  background-color: #de2136;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de2136 {
  border: 2px solid #de2136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 33 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2136, #de6a21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 33 54 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.81 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.48 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.93 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.14 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.38 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.75 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.03 #21dec9 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#de2136  rgb(222, 33, 54)  hsl(353, 74%, 50%)  Crimson
#21dec9  rgb(33, 222, 201)  hsl(173, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise
#36de21  rgb(54, 222, 33)  hsl(113, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2136de  rgb(33, 54, 222)  hsl(233, 74%, 50%)  Persian Blue