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#E00531

#e00531 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00531 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.77% magenta, 78.13% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 347.95°, 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 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.1618

Complementary

  1. #e00531
  2. #05e0b4

Split complementary

  1. #e00531
  2. #05e047
  3. #059ee0

Analogous

  1. #e0059e
  2. #e00531
  3. #e04705

Triadic

  1. #e00531
  2. #31e005
  3. #0531e0

Tetradic

  1. #e00531
  2. #e0b405
  3. #05e0b4
  4. #0531e0

Square

  1. #e00531
  2. #9ee005
  3. #05e0b4
  4. #4705e0

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0210
  2. #950321
  3. #e00531
  4. #fb375e
  5. #fc829a

Shades

#e00531 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00531
  2. #ca052c
  3. #b30427
  4. #9d0422
  5. #86031d
  6. #700319
  7. #5a0214
  8. #43020f
  9. #2d010a
  10. #160105
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00531 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00531
  2. #e31e46
  3. #e6375a
  4. #e9506f
  5. #ec6983
  6. #f08298
  7. #f39bad
  8. #f6b4c1
  9. #f9cdd6
  10. #fce6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00531 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00531
  2. #d61139
  3. #cd1e41
  4. #c32a49
  5. #ba3651
  6. #b04359
  7. #a64f60
  8. #9d5b68
  9. #936770
  10. #8a7478
  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 #a9585d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5430 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7f28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24230 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4642c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00531 {
  color: #e00531;
}
Background
.bg-e00531 {
  background-color: #e00531;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00531 {
  border: 2px solid #e00531;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00531;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 5 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00531 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00531, #e04705);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00531 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 5 49 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.77 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.64 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.82 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.87 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.84 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.94 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.19 #1fface Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e00531  rgb(224, 5, 49)  hsl(348, 96%, 45%)  Crimson
#05e0b4  rgb(5, 224, 180)  hsl(168, 96%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#31e005  rgb(49, 224, 5)  hsl(108, 96%, 45%)  Lime Green
#0531e0  rgb(5, 49, 224)  hsl(228, 96%, 45%)  Persian Blue