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#E00530

#e00530 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00530 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 1.96% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.77% magenta, 78.57% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 348.22°, with 95.63% saturation and 44.9% 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 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.1617

Complementary

  1. #e00530
  2. #05e0b5

Split complementary

  1. #e00530
  2. #05e048
  3. #059de0

Analogous

  1. #e0059d
  2. #e00530
  3. #e04805

Triadic

  1. #e00530
  2. #30e005
  3. #0530e0

Tetradic

  1. #e00530
  2. #e0b505
  3. #05e0b5
  4. #0530e0

Square

  1. #e00530
  2. #9de005
  3. #05e0b5
  4. #4805e0

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0210
  2. #950320
  3. #e00530
  4. #fb375d
  5. #fc829a

Shades

#e00530 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00530
  2. #ca052b
  3. #b30426
  4. #9d0422
  5. #86031d
  6. #700318
  7. #5a0213
  8. #43020e
  9. #2d010a
  10. #160105
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00530 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00530
  2. #e31e45
  3. #e63759
  4. #e9506e
  5. #ec6983
  6. #f08298
  7. #f39bac
  8. #f6b4c1
  9. #f9cdd6
  10. #fce6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00530 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00530
  2. #d61138
  3. #cd1e40
  4. #c32a48
  5. #ba3650
  6. #b04358
  7. #a64f60
  8. #9d5b68
  9. #936770
  10. #8a7478
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9585d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d542f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7f27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2422f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4642b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00530 {
  color: #e00530;
}
Background
.bg-e00530 {
  background-color: #e00530;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00530 {
  border: 2px solid #e00530;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00530;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 5 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00530 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00530, #e04805);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00530 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 5 48 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.02 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.39 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.67 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.79 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.66 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.72 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.34 #1ffacf Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e00530  rgb(224, 5, 48)  hsl(348, 96%, 45%)  Crimson
#05e0b5  rgb(5, 224, 181)  hsl(168, 96%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#30e005  rgb(48, 224, 5)  hsl(108, 96%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0530e0  rgb(5, 48, 224)  hsl(228, 96%, 45%)  Persian Blue