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#DE263E

#de263e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de263e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.88% magenta, 72.07% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 352.17°, 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 1.85.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #de263e
  2. #26dec6

Split complementary

  1. #de263e
  2. #26de6a
  3. #269ade

Analogous

  1. #de269a
  2. #de263e
  3. #de6a26

Triadic

  1. #de263e
  2. #3ede26
  3. #263ede

Tetradic

  1. #de263e
  2. #dec626
  3. #26dec6
  4. #263ede

Square

  1. #de263e
  2. #9ade26
  3. #26dec6
  4. #6a26de

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0e18
  2. #9f182a
  3. #de263e
  4. #e86879
  5. #f2abb4

Shades

#de263e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de263e
  2. #c82238
  3. #b21e32
  4. #9b1b2b
  5. #851725
  6. #6f131f
  7. #590f19
  8. #430b13
  9. #2c080c
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#de263e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de263e
  2. #e13c51
  3. #e55165
  4. #e86778
  5. #eb7d8b
  6. #ef939f
  7. #f2a8b2
  8. #f5bec5
  9. #f8d4d8
  10. #fce9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de263e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de263e
  2. #d52f45
  3. #cb384b
  4. #c24152
  5. #b84a58
  6. #af535f
  7. #a65c66
  8. #9c656c
  9. #936e73
  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 #625b3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8137 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34b3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4683a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de263e {
  color: #de263e;
}
Background
.bg-de263e {
  background-color: #de263e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de263e {
  border: 2px solid #de263e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de263e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 38 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de263e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de263e, #de6a26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de263e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 38 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.85 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.43 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.58 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.55 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.73 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.94 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.07 #21d9c1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Crimson
#de263e  rgb(222, 38, 62)  hsl(352, 74%, 51%)  Crimson
#26dec6  rgb(38, 222, 198)  hsl(172, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#3ede26  rgb(62, 222, 38)  hsl(112, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green
#263ede  rgb(38, 62, 222)  hsl(232, 74%, 51%)  Persian Blue