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#DE2139

#de2139 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2139 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.14% magenta, 74.32% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 352.38°, 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #de2139
  2. #21dec6

Split complementary

  1. #de2139
  2. #21de67
  3. #2198de

Analogous

  1. #de2198
  2. #de2139
  3. #de6721

Triadic

  1. #de2139
  2. #39de21
  3. #2139de

Tetradic

  1. #de2139
  2. #dec621
  3. #21dec6
  4. #2139de

Square

  1. #de2139
  2. #98de21
  3. #21dec6
  4. #6721de

Monochromatic

  1. #590d17
  2. #9b1728
  3. #de2139
  4. #e86474
  5. #f2a6b0

Shades

#de2139 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2139
  2. #c81e33
  3. #b21a2e
  4. #9b1728
  5. #851422
  6. #6f111d
  7. #590d17
  8. #430a11
  9. #2c070b
  10. #160306
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2139 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2139
  2. #e1374d
  3. #e54d61
  4. #e86474
  5. #eb7a88
  6. #ef909c
  7. #f2a6b0
  8. #f5bcc4
  9. #f8d3d7
  10. #fce9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2139 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2139
  2. #d52b40
  3. #cb3447
  4. #c23e4e
  5. #b84755
  6. #af515d
  7. #a65a64
  8. #9c646b
  9. #936d72
  10. #897779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 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 #615938 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8032 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24938 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46735 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2139 {
  color: #de2139;
}
Background
.bg-de2139 {
  background-color: #de2139;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de2139 {
  border: 2px solid #de2139;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2139;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 33 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2139 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2139, #de6721);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2139 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 33 57 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.12 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.90 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.64 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.70 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.47 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.96 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.10 #21dec6 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#de2139  rgb(222, 33, 57)  hsl(352, 74%, 50%)  Crimson
#21dec6  rgb(33, 222, 198)  hsl(172, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise
#39de21  rgb(57, 222, 33)  hsl(112, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2139de  rgb(33, 57, 222)  hsl(232, 74%, 50%)  Persian Blue