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#DF283F

#df283f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.06% magenta, 71.75% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 352.46°, with 74.09% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.1756

Complementary

  1. #df283f
  2. #28dfc8

Split complementary

  1. #df283f
  2. #28df6d
  3. #289bdf

Analogous

  1. #df289b
  2. #df283f
  3. #df6d28

Triadic

  1. #df283f
  2. #3fdf28
  3. #283fdf

Tetradic

  1. #df283f
  2. #dfc828
  3. #28dfc8
  4. #283fdf

Square

  1. #df283f
  2. #9bdf28
  3. #28dfc8
  4. #6d28df

Monochromatic

  1. #600e18
  2. #a2182a
  3. #df283f
  4. #e96b7a
  5. #f3adb6

Shades

#df283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df283f
  2. #c92439
  3. #b22032
  4. #9c1c2c
  5. #861826
  6. #701420
  7. #591019
  8. #430c13
  9. #2d080d
  10. #160406
  11. #000000

Tints

#df283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df283f
  2. #e23e52
  3. #e55365
  4. #e96979
  5. #ec7e8c
  6. #ef949f
  7. #f2a9b2
  8. #f5bfc5
  9. #f9d4d9
  10. #fceaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df283f
  2. #d63146
  3. #cc3a4c
  4. #c34253
  5. #b94b59
  6. #b05460
  7. #a65d66
  8. #9d666d
  9. #936e73
  10. #8a777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5f63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635c3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908239 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f50033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44c3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5693b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed0038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df283f {
  color: #df283f;
}
Background
.bg-df283f {
  background-color: #df283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df283f {
  border: 2px solid #df283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df283f, #df6d28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.17 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.25 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.78 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.81 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.84 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.92 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.15 #20d7c0 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Crimson
#df283f  rgb(223, 40, 63)  hsl(352, 74%, 52%)  Crimson
#28dfc8  rgb(40, 223, 200)  hsl(172, 74%, 52%)  Turquoise
#3fdf28  rgb(63, 223, 40)  hsl(112, 74%, 52%)  Lime Green
#283fdf  rgb(40, 63, 223)  hsl(232, 74%, 52%)  Persian Blue