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#E00342

#e00342 ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00342 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 1.18% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.66% magenta, 70.54% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 342.9°, with 97.36% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.95.

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Relative luminance0.1631

Complementary

  1. #e00342
  2. #03e0a1

Split complementary

  1. #e00342
  2. #03e033
  3. #03b0e0

Analogous

  1. #e003b0
  2. #e00342
  3. #e03303

Triadic

  1. #e00342
  2. #42e003
  3. #0342e0

Tetradic

  1. #e00342
  2. #e0a103
  3. #03e0a1
  4. #0342e0

Square

  1. #e00342
  2. #b0e003
  3. #03e0a1
  4. #3303e0

Monochromatic

  1. #490116
  2. #95022c
  3. #e00342
  4. #fc336d
  5. #fd7fa3

Shades

#e00342 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00342
  2. #ca033b
  3. #b30235
  4. #9d022e
  5. #860228
  6. #700221
  7. #5a011a
  8. #430114
  9. #2d010d
  10. #160007
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00342 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00342
  2. #e31c55
  3. #e63568
  4. #e94f7b
  5. #ec688e
  6. #f081a1
  7. #f39ab3
  8. #f6b3c6
  9. #f9cdd9
  10. #fce6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00342 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00342
  2. #d61048
  3. #cd1c4e
  4. #c32955
  5. #ba355b
  6. #b04261
  7. #a64e67
  8. #9d5b6d
  9. #936774
  10. #8a747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95861 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5542 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7f3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f70027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24242 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4643e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00342 {
  color: #e00342;
}
Background
.bg-e00342 {
  background-color: #e00342;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00342 {
  border: 2px solid #e00342;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00342;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 3 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00342 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00342, #e03303);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00342 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 3 66 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.95 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.65 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.20 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.36 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.54 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.71 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.91 #1ffcbd Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e00342  rgb(224, 3, 66)  hsl(343, 97%, 45%)  Crimson
#03e0a1  rgb(3, 224, 161)  hsl(163, 97%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#42e003  rgb(66, 224, 3)  hsl(103, 97%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0342e0  rgb(3, 66, 224)  hsl(223, 97%, 45%)  Persian Blue