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#DF2138

#df2138 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df2138 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 12.94% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.2% magenta, 74.89% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 352.74°, with 74.8% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1706

Complementary

  1. #df2138
  2. #21dfc8

Split complementary

  1. #df2138
  2. #21df69
  3. #2197df

Analogous

  1. #df2197
  2. #df2138
  3. #df6921

Triadic

  1. #df2138
  2. #38df21
  3. #2138df

Tetradic

  1. #df2138
  2. #dfc821
  3. #21dfc8
  4. #2138df

Square

  1. #df2138
  2. #97df21
  3. #21dfc8
  4. #6921df

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0d16
  2. #9d1727
  3. #df2138
  4. #e96474
  5. #f2a7b0

Shades

#df2138 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df2138
  2. #c91e32
  3. #b21a2d
  4. #9c1727
  5. #861422
  6. #70111c
  7. #590d16
  8. #430a11
  9. #2d070b
  10. #160306
  11. #000000

Tints

#df2138 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df2138
  2. #e2374c
  3. #e54d60
  4. #e96474
  5. #ec7a88
  6. #ef909c
  7. #f2a6af
  8. #f5bcc3
  9. #f9d3d7
  10. #fce9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df2138 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df2138
  2. #d62b3f
  3. #cc3446
  4. #c33e4e
  5. #b94755
  6. #b0515c
  7. #a65a63
  8. #9d646a
  9. #936d72
  10. #8a7779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95d60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615937 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8131 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34937 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56834 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df2138 {
  color: #df2138;
}
Background
.bg-df2138 {
  background-color: #df2138;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df2138 {
  border: 2px solid #df2138;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df2138;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 33 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df2138 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df2138, #df6921);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df2138 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 33 56 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.50 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.86 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.39 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.59 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.70 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.86 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.94 #20dec7 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Crimson
#df2138  rgb(223, 33, 56)  hsl(353, 75%, 50%)  Crimson
#21dfc8  rgb(33, 223, 200)  hsl(173, 75%, 50%)  Turquoise
#38df21  rgb(56, 223, 33)  hsl(113, 75%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2138df  rgb(33, 56, 223)  hsl(233, 75%, 50%)  Persian Blue