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#DF263E

#df263e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df263e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 14.9% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.96% magenta, 72.2% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 352.22°, with 74.3% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.03.

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Relative luminance0.1742

Complementary

  1. #df263e
  2. #26dfc7

Split complementary

  1. #df263e
  2. #26df6b
  3. #269adf

Analogous

  1. #df269a
  2. #df263e
  3. #df6b26

Triadic

  1. #df263e
  2. #3edf26
  3. #263edf

Tetradic

  1. #df263e
  2. #dfc726
  3. #26dfc7
  4. #263edf

Square

  1. #df263e
  2. #9adf26
  3. #26dfc7
  4. #6b26df

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0e18
  2. #a11829
  3. #df263e
  4. #e96979
  5. #f3abb5

Shades

#df263e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df263e
  2. #c92238
  3. #b21e32
  4. #9c1b2b
  5. #861725
  6. #70131f
  7. #590f19
  8. #430b13
  9. #2d080c
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#df263e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df263e
  2. #e23c51
  3. #e55165
  4. #e96778
  5. #ec7d8b
  6. #ef939f
  7. #f2a8b2
  8. #f5bec5
  9. #f9d4d8
  10. #fce9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df263e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df263e
  2. #d62f45
  3. #cc384b
  4. #c34152
  5. #b94a58
  6. #b0535f
  7. #a65c66
  8. #9d656c
  9. #936e73
  10. #8a7779
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5e63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625b3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8237 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f50032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44b3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5693a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed0037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df263e {
  color: #df263e;
}
Background
.bg-df263e {
  background-color: #df263e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df263e {
  border: 2px solid #df263e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df263e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 38 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df263e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df263e, #df6b26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df263e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 38 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.03 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.41 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.67 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.64 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.68 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.05 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.18 #20d9c1 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Crimson
#df263e  rgb(223, 38, 62)  hsl(352, 74%, 51%)  Crimson
#26dfc7  rgb(38, 223, 199)  hsl(172, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#3edf26  rgb(62, 223, 38)  hsl(112, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green
#263edf  rgb(38, 62, 223)  hsl(232, 74%, 51%)  Persian Blue