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#DE2E43

#de2e43 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2e43 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 18.04% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.28% magenta, 69.82% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 352.84°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.55.

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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #de2e43
  2. #2edec9

Split complementary

  1. #de2e43
  2. #2ede71
  3. #2e9bde

Analogous

  1. #de2e9b
  2. #de2e43
  3. #de712e

Triadic

  1. #de2e43
  2. #43de2e
  3. #2e43de

Tetradic

  1. #de2e43
  2. #dec92e
  3. #2edec9
  4. #2e43de

Square

  1. #de2e43
  2. #9bde2e
  3. #2edec9
  4. #712ede

Monochromatic

  1. #63101a
  2. #a51a2b
  3. #de2e43
  4. #e8707e
  5. #f3b2ba

Shades

#de2e43 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2e43
  2. #c8293c
  3. #b22536
  4. #9b202f
  5. #851c28
  6. #6f1722
  7. #59121b
  8. #430e14
  9. #2c090d
  10. #160507
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2e43 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2e43
  2. #e14356
  3. #e55869
  4. #e86d7b
  5. #eb828e
  6. #ef97a1
  7. #f2abb4
  8. #f5c0c7
  9. #f8d5d9
  10. #fceaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2e43 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2e43
  2. #d53649
  3. #cb3e4f
  4. #c24755
  5. #b84f5b
  6. #af5762
  7. #a65f68
  8. #9c676e
  9. #937074
  10. #89787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa6165 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645d42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90833d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44f43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56b40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2e43 {
  color: #de2e43;
}
Background
.bg-de2e43 {
  background-color: #de2e43;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de2e43 {
  border: 2px solid #de2e43;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2e43;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 46 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2e43 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2e43, #de712e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2e43 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 46 67 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.55 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.58 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.25 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.25 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.14 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.41 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.47 #21d1bc Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Crimson
#de2e43  rgb(222, 46, 67)  hsl(353, 73%, 53%)  Crimson
#2edec9  rgb(46, 222, 201)  hsl(173, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#43de2e  rgb(67, 222, 46)  hsl(113, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green
#2e43de  rgb(46, 67, 222)  hsl(233, 73%, 53%)  Iris