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#DE2D46

#de2d46 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2d46 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 17.65% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.73% magenta, 68.47% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 351.53°, with 72.84% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1785

Complementary

  1. #de2d46
  2. #2ddec5

Split complementary

  1. #de2d46
  2. #2dde6d
  3. #2d9ede

Analogous

  1. #de2d9e
  2. #de2d46
  3. #de6d2d

Triadic

  1. #de2d46
  2. #46de2d
  3. #2d46de

Tetradic

  1. #de2d46
  2. #dec52d
  3. #2ddec5
  4. #2d46de

Square

  1. #de2d46
  2. #9ede2d
  3. #2ddec5
  4. #6d2dde

Monochromatic

  1. #630f1b
  2. #a51a2d
  3. #de2d46
  4. #e86f80
  5. #f3b1ba

Shades

#de2d46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2d46
  2. #c8293f
  3. #b22438
  4. #9b2031
  5. #851b2a
  6. #6f1723
  7. #59121c
  8. #430e15
  9. #2c090e
  10. #160507
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2d46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2d46
  2. #e14259
  3. #e5576b
  4. #e86c7e
  5. #eb8190
  6. #ef96a3
  7. #f2abb5
  8. #f5c0c8
  9. #f8d5da
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2d46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2d46
  2. #d5354c
  3. #cb3e52
  4. #c24657
  5. #b84e5d
  6. #af5763
  7. #a65f69
  8. #9c676f
  9. #936f74
  10. #89787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96066 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645d45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908340 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34e46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46b43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2d46 {
  color: #de2d46;
}
Background
.bg-de2d46 {
  background-color: #de2d46;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de2d46 {
  border: 2px solid #de2d46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2d46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 45 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2d46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2d46, #de6d2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2d46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 45 70 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.59 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.76 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.61 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.82 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.95 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.43 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 7.03 #21d2b9 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Crimson
#de2d46  rgb(222, 45, 70)  hsl(352, 73%, 52%)  Crimson
#2ddec5  rgb(45, 222, 197)  hsl(172, 73%, 52%)  Turquoise
#46de2d  rgb(70, 222, 45)  hsl(112, 73%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2d46de  rgb(45, 70, 222)  hsl(232, 73%, 52%)  Iris