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#DE293D

#de293d ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de293d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 16.08% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.53% magenta, 72.52% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 353.37°, with 73.28% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.1745

Complementary

  1. #de293d
  2. #29deca

Split complementary

  1. #de293d
  2. #29de70
  3. #2998de

Analogous

  1. #de2998
  2. #de293d
  3. #de7029

Triadic

  1. #de293d
  2. #3dde29
  3. #293dde

Tetradic

  1. #de293d
  2. #deca29
  3. #29deca
  4. #293dde

Square

  1. #de293d
  2. #98de29
  3. #29deca
  4. #7029de

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0f18
  2. #a21928
  3. #de293d
  4. #e86b79
  5. #f2aeb5

Shades

#de293d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de293d
  2. #c82537
  3. #b22131
  4. #9b1d2b
  5. #851925
  6. #6f151f
  7. #591018
  8. #430c12
  9. #2c080c
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#de293d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de293d
  2. #e13e50
  3. #e55464
  4. #e86977
  5. #eb7f8b
  6. #ef949e
  7. #f2a9b1
  8. #f5bfc5
  9. #f8d4d8
  10. #fceaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de293d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de293d
  2. #d53244
  3. #cb3a4a
  4. #c24351
  5. #b84c58
  6. #af555f
  7. #a65d65
  8. #9c666c
  9. #936f73
  10. #897779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95f62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635b3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8236 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34c3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46939 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de293d {
  color: #de293d;
}
Background
.bg-de293d {
  background-color: #de293d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de293d {
  border: 2px solid #de293d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de293d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 41 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de293d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de293d, #de7029);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de293d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 41 61 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.37 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.27 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.82 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.31 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.32 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.03 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.28 #21d6c2 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Crimson
#de293d  rgb(222, 41, 61)  hsl(353, 73%, 52%)  Crimson
#29deca  rgb(41, 222, 202)  hsl(173, 73%, 52%)  Turquoise
#3dde29  rgb(61, 222, 41)  hsl(113, 73%, 52%)  Lime Green
#293dde  rgb(41, 61, 222)  hsl(233, 73%, 52%)  Persian Blue