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#DE263B

#de263b ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de263b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 14.9% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.88% magenta, 73.42% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 353.15°, with 73.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1723

Complementary

  1. #de263b
  2. #26dec9

Split complementary

  1. #de263b
  2. #26de6d
  3. #2697de

Analogous

  1. #de2697
  2. #de263b
  3. #de6d26

Triadic

  1. #de263b
  2. #3bde26
  3. #263bde

Tetradic

  1. #de263b
  2. #dec926
  3. #26dec9
  4. #263bde

Square

  1. #de263b
  2. #97de26
  3. #26dec9
  4. #6d26de

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0e17
  2. #9f1828
  3. #de263b
  4. #e86877
  5. #f2abb3

Shades

#de263b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de263b
  2. #c82235
  3. #b21e2f
  4. #9b1b29
  5. #851723
  6. #6f131e
  7. #590f18
  8. #430b12
  9. #2c080c
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#de263b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de263b
  2. #e13c4f
  3. #e55162
  4. #e86776
  5. #eb7d89
  6. #ef939d
  7. #f2a8b1
  8. #f5bec4
  9. #f8d4d8
  10. #fce9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de263b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de263b
  2. #d52f42
  3. #cb3849
  4. #c24150
  5. #b84a57
  6. #af535e
  7. #a65c64
  8. #9c656b
  9. #936e72
  10. #897779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625a3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34b3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46837 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de263b {
  color: #de263b;
}
Background
.bg-de263b {
  background-color: #de263b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de263b {
  border: 2px solid #de263b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de263b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 38 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de263b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de263b, #de6d26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de263b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 38 59 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.30 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.04 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.95 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.97 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.18 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.06 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.31 #21d9c4 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Crimson
#de263b  rgb(222, 38, 59)  hsl(353, 74%, 51%)  Crimson
#26dec9  rgb(38, 222, 201)  hsl(173, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#3bde26  rgb(59, 222, 38)  hsl(113, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green
#263bde  rgb(38, 59, 222)  hsl(233, 74%, 51%)  Persian Blue