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#DE3045

#de3045 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de3045 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 18.82% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.38% magenta, 68.92% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 352.76°, with 72.5% saturation and 52.94% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.1807

Complementary

  1. #de3045
  2. #30dec9

Split complementary

  1. #de3045
  2. #30de72
  3. #309cde

Analogous

  1. #de309c
  2. #de3045
  3. #de7230

Triadic

  1. #de3045
  2. #45de30
  3. #3045de

Tetradic

  1. #de3045
  2. #dec930
  3. #30dec9
  4. #3045de

Square

  1. #de3045
  2. #9cde30
  3. #30dec9
  4. #7230de

Monochromatic

  1. #65101a
  2. #a71b2c
  3. #de3045
  4. #e97280
  5. #f3b4bc

Shades

#de3045 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de3045
  2. #c82b3e
  3. #b22637
  4. #9b2230
  5. #851d29
  6. #6f1823
  7. #59131c
  8. #430e15
  9. #2c0a0e
  10. #160507
  11. #000000

Tints

#de3045 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de3045
  2. #e14558
  3. #e5596a
  4. #e86e7d
  5. #eb838f
  6. #ef98a2
  7. #f2acb5
  8. #f5c1c7
  9. #f8d6da
  10. #fceaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de3045 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de3045
  2. #d5384b
  3. #cb4051
  4. #c24857
  5. #b8505d
  6. #af5863
  7. #a66068
  8. #9c686e
  9. #937074
  10. #89787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa6166 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655e44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90833f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a45045 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56b42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb003f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de3045 {
  color: #de3045;
}
Background
.bg-de3045 {
  background-color: #de3045;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de3045 {
  border: 2px solid #de3045;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de3045;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 48 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de3045 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de3045, #de7230);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de3045 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 48 69 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.81 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.21 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.96 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.59 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.91 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.55 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.72 #21cfba Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Crimson
#de3045  rgb(222, 48, 69)  hsl(353, 73%, 53%)  Crimson
#30dec9  rgb(48, 222, 201)  hsl(173, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#45de30  rgb(69, 222, 48)  hsl(113, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green
#3045de  rgb(48, 69, 222)  hsl(233, 73%, 53%)  Iris