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#DF0237

#df0237 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#df0237 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 0.78% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.1% magenta, 75.34% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 345.61°, with 98.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.14.

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Relative luminance0.1601

Complementary

  1. #df0237
  2. #02dfaa

Split complementary

  1. #df0237
  2. #02df3c
  3. #02a6df

Analogous

  1. #df02a6
  2. #df0237
  3. #df3c02

Triadic

  1. #df0237
  2. #37df02
  3. #0237df

Tetradic

  1. #df0237
  2. #dfaa02
  3. #02dfaa
  4. #0237df

Square

  1. #df0237
  2. #a6df02
  3. #02dfaa
  4. #3c02df

Monochromatic

  1. #470112
  2. #930124
  3. #df0237
  4. #fd3061
  5. #fe7c9b

Shades

#df0237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df0237
  2. #c90232
  3. #b2022c
  4. #9c0127
  5. #860121
  6. #70011c
  7. #590116
  8. #430111
  9. #2d000b
  10. #160006
  11. #000000

Tints

#df0237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df0237
  2. #e21b4b
  3. #e5355f
  4. #e94e73
  5. #ec6787
  6. #ef819b
  7. #f29aaf
  8. #f5b3c3
  9. #f9ccd7
  10. #fce6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df0237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df0237
  2. #d60f3e
  3. #cc1b46
  4. #c3284d
  5. #b93454
  6. #b0415c
  7. #a64e63
  8. #9d5a6a
  9. #936771
  10. #8a7379
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8575e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5436 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7e2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f60021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14137 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36332 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df0237 {
  color: #df0237;
}
Background
.bg-df0237 {
  background-color: #df0237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df0237 {
  border: 2px solid #df0237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df0237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 2 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 98% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df0237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df0237, #df3c02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df0237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 2 55 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.14 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.71 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.87 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.20 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.38 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.57 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.05 #20fdc8 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#df0237  rgb(223, 2, 55)  hsl(346, 98%, 44%)  Crimson
#02dfaa  rgb(2, 223, 170)  hsl(166, 98%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#37df02  rgb(55, 223, 2)  hsl(106, 98%, 44%)  Lime Green
#0237df  rgb(2, 55, 223)  hsl(226, 98%, 44%)  Persian Blue