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#DE283F

#de283f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.98% magenta, 71.62% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 352.42°, with 73.39% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.1741

Complementary

  1. #de283f
  2. #28dec7

Split complementary

  1. #de283f
  2. #28de6c
  3. #289ade

Analogous

  1. #de289a
  2. #de283f
  3. #de6c28

Triadic

  1. #de283f
  2. #3fde28
  3. #283fde

Tetradic

  1. #de283f
  2. #dec728
  3. #28dec7
  4. #283fde

Square

  1. #de283f
  2. #9ade28
  3. #28dec7
  4. #6c28de

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0f19
  2. #a1192a
  3. #de283f
  4. #e86a7a
  5. #f2adb5

Shades

#de283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de283f
  2. #c82439
  3. #b22032
  4. #9b1c2c
  5. #851826
  6. #6f1420
  7. #591019
  8. #430c13
  9. #2c080d
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#de283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de283f
  2. #e13e52
  3. #e55365
  4. #e86979
  5. #eb7e8c
  6. #ef949f
  7. #f2a9b2
  8. #f5bfc5
  9. #f8d4d9
  10. #fceaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de283f
  2. #d53146
  3. #cb3a4c
  4. #c24253
  5. #b84b59
  6. #af5460
  7. #a65d66
  8. #9c666d
  9. #936e73
  10. #89777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625b3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8139 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34c3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4693b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de283f {
  color: #de283f;
}
Background
.bg-de283f {
  background-color: #de283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de283f {
  border: 2px solid #de283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de283f, #de6c28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.99 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.26 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.69 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.72 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.80 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.89 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.18 #21d7c0 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Crimson
#de283f  rgb(222, 40, 63)  hsl(352, 73%, 51%)  Crimson
#28dec7  rgb(40, 222, 199)  hsl(172, 73%, 51%)  Turquoise
#3fde28  rgb(63, 222, 40)  hsl(112, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#283fde  rgb(40, 63, 222)  hsl(232, 73%, 51%)  Persian Blue