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#DF0F42

#df0f42 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#df0f42 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 5.88% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.27% magenta, 70.4% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 345.29°, with 87.39% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.67.

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Relative luminance0.1642

Complementary

  1. #df0f42
  2. #0fdfac

Split complementary

  1. #df0f42
  2. #0fdf44
  3. #0faadf

Analogous

  1. #df0faa
  2. #df0f42
  3. #df440f

Triadic

  1. #df0f42
  2. #42df0f
  3. #0f42df

Tetradic

  1. #df0f42
  2. #dfac0f
  3. #0fdfac
  4. #0f42df

Square

  1. #df0f42
  2. #aadf0f
  3. #0fdfac
  4. #440fdf

Monochromatic

  1. #500518
  2. #970a2d
  3. #df0f42
  4. #f34872
  5. #f790a9

Shades

#df0f42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df0f42
  2. #c90e3b
  3. #b20c35
  4. #9c0b2e
  5. #860928
  6. #700821
  7. #59061a
  8. #430514
  9. #2d030d
  10. #160207
  11. #000000

Tints

#df0f42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df0f42
  2. #e22755
  3. #e53f68
  4. #e9577b
  5. #ec6f8e
  6. #ef87a1
  7. #f29fb3
  8. #f5b7c6
  9. #f9cfd9
  10. #fce7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df0f42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df0f42
  2. #d61a48
  3. #cc264e
  4. #c33155
  5. #b93c5b
  6. #b04861
  7. #a65367
  8. #9d5e6d
  9. #936974
  10. #8a757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85961 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5642 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7f3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24442 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3653e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed0035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df0f42 {
  color: #df0f42;
}
Background
.bg-df0f42 {
  background-color: #df0f42;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df0f42 {
  border: 2px solid #df0f42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df0f42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 15 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 87% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df0f42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df0f42, #df440f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df0f42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 15 66 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.67 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.55 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.16 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.20 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.57 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.67 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.76 #20f0bd Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#df0f42  rgb(223, 15, 66)  hsl(345, 87%, 47%)  Crimson
#0fdfac  rgb(15, 223, 172)  hsl(165, 87%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#42df0f  rgb(66, 223, 15)  hsl(105, 87%, 47%)  Lime Green
#0f42df  rgb(15, 66, 223)  hsl(225, 87%, 47%)  Persian Blue