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#DF243F

#df243f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df243f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 14.12% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.86% magenta, 71.75% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 351.34°, with 74.5% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.72.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1731

Complementary

  1. #df243f
  2. #24dfc4

Split complementary

  1. #df243f
  2. #24df66
  3. #249cdf

Analogous

  1. #df249c
  2. #df243f
  3. #df6624

Triadic

  1. #df243f
  2. #3fdf24
  3. #243fdf

Tetradic

  1. #df243f
  2. #dfc424
  3. #24dfc4
  4. #243fdf

Square

  1. #df243f
  2. #9cdf24
  3. #24dfc4
  4. #6624df

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0e19
  2. #9f172b
  3. #df243f
  4. #e96779
  5. #f3a9b4

Shades

#df243f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df243f
  2. #c92039
  3. #b21d32
  4. #9c192c
  5. #861626
  6. #701220
  7. #590e19
  8. #430b13
  9. #2d070d
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#df243f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df243f
  2. #e23a52
  3. #e55065
  4. #e96679
  5. #ec7c8c
  6. #ef929f
  7. #f2a7b2
  8. #f5bdc5
  9. #f9d3d9
  10. #fce9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df243f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df243f
  2. #d62d46
  3. #cc364c
  4. #c34053
  5. #b94959
  6. #b05260
  7. #a65b66
  8. #9d646d
  9. #936e73
  10. #8a777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615a3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8138 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f50031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34a3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5683b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed0037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df243f {
  color: #df243f;
}
Background
.bg-df243f {
  background-color: #df243f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df243f {
  border: 2px solid #df243f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df243f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 36 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df243f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df243f, #df6624);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df243f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 36 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.72 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.08 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.95 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.78 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.87 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.06 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.07 #20dbc0 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Crimson
#df243f  rgb(223, 36, 63)  hsl(351, 75%, 51%)  Crimson
#24dfc4  rgb(36, 223, 196)  hsl(171, 75%, 51%)  Turquoise
#3fdf24  rgb(63, 223, 36)  hsl(111, 75%, 51%)  Lime Green
#243fdf  rgb(36, 63, 223)  hsl(231, 75%, 51%)  Persian Blue