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#DF253D

#df253d ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df253d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 14.51% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.41% magenta, 72.65% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 352.26°, with 74.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1735

Complementary

  1. #df253d
  2. #25dfc7

Split complementary

  1. #df253d
  2. #25df6a
  3. #259adf

Analogous

  1. #df259a
  2. #df253d
  3. #df6a25

Triadic

  1. #df253d
  2. #3ddf25
  3. #253ddf

Tetradic

  1. #df253d
  2. #dfc725
  3. #25dfc7
  4. #253ddf

Square

  1. #df253d
  2. #9adf25
  3. #25dfc7
  4. #6a25df

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0e18
  2. #a01729
  3. #df253d
  4. #e96878
  5. #f3aab4

Shades

#df253d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df253d
  2. #c92137
  3. #b21e31
  4. #9c1a2b
  5. #861625
  6. #70131f
  7. #590f18
  8. #430b12
  9. #2d070c
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#df253d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df253d
  2. #e23b50
  3. #e55164
  4. #e96677
  5. #ec7c8b
  6. #ef929e
  7. #f2a8b1
  8. #f5bec5
  9. #f9d3d8
  10. #fce9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df253d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df253d
  2. #d62e44
  3. #cc374a
  4. #c34051
  5. #b94958
  6. #b0535f
  7. #a65c65
  8. #9d656c
  9. #936e73
  10. #8a7779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625b3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8136 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f50031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34b3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56939 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed0036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df253d {
  color: #df253d;
}
Background
.bg-df253d {
  background-color: #df253d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df253d {
  border: 2px solid #df253d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df253d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 37 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df253d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df253d, #df6a25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df253d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 37 61 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.03 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.52 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.62 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.46 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.47 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.14 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.22 #20dac2 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Crimson
#df253d  rgb(223, 37, 61)  hsl(352, 74%, 51%)  Crimson
#25dfc7  rgb(37, 223, 199)  hsl(172, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#3ddf25  rgb(61, 223, 37)  hsl(112, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green
#253ddf  rgb(37, 61, 223)  hsl(232, 74%, 51%)  Persian Blue