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#E00239

#e00239 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00239 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 0.78% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.11% magenta, 74.55% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 345.14°, with 98.23% saturation and 44.31% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 0.85.

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Relative luminance0.1619

Complementary

  1. #e00239
  2. #02e0a9

Split complementary

  1. #e00239
  2. #02e03a
  3. #02a8e0

Analogous

  1. #e002a8
  2. #e00239
  3. #e03a02

Triadic

  1. #e00239
  2. #39e002
  3. #0239e0

Tetradic

  1. #e00239
  2. #e0a902
  3. #02e0a9
  4. #0239e0

Square

  1. #e00239
  2. #a8e002
  3. #02e0a9
  4. #3a02e0

Monochromatic

  1. #480112
  2. #940126
  3. #e00239
  4. #fd3164
  5. #fe7d9d

Shades

#e00239 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00239
  2. #ca0233
  3. #b3022e
  4. #9d0128
  5. #860122
  6. #70011d
  7. #5a0117
  8. #430111
  9. #2d000b
  10. #160006
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00239 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00239
  2. #e31b4d
  3. #e63561
  4. #e94e74
  5. #ec6788
  6. #f0819c
  7. #f39ab0
  8. #f6b3c4
  9. #f9ccd7
  10. #fce6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00239 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00239
  2. #d60f40
  3. #cd1b47
  4. #c3284e
  5. #ba3455
  6. #b0415d
  7. #a64e64
  8. #9d5a6b
  9. #936772
  10. #8a7379
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9585f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5538 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7f31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f70022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24239 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46434 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00239 {
  color: #e00239;
}
Background
.bg-e00239 {
  background-color: #e00239;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00239 {
  border: 2px solid #e00239;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00239;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 2 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 98% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00239 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00239, #e03a02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00239 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 2 57 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 0.85 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.08 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.12 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.26 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.34 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.80 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.55 #1ffdc6 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e00239  rgb(224, 2, 57)  hsl(345, 98%, 44%)  Crimson
#02e0a9  rgb(2, 224, 169)  hsl(165, 98%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#39e002  rgb(57, 224, 2)  hsl(105, 98%, 44%)  Lime Green
#0239e0  rgb(2, 57, 224)  hsl(225, 98%, 44%)  Persian Blue