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#E00A37

#e00a37 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00a37 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 3.92% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 75.45% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 347.38°, with 91.45% saturation and 45.88% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1634

Complementary

  1. #e00a37
  2. #0ae0b3

Split complementary

  1. #e00a37
  2. #0ae048
  3. #0aa2e0

Analogous

  1. #e00aa2
  2. #e00a37
  3. #e0480a

Triadic

  1. #e00a37
  2. #37e00a
  3. #0a37e0

Tetradic

  1. #e00a37
  2. #e0b30a
  3. #0ae0b3
  4. #0a37e0

Square

  1. #e00a37
  2. #a2e00a
  3. #0ae0b3
  4. #480ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0313
  2. #970725
  3. #e00a37
  4. #f64066
  5. #fa89a1

Shades

#e00a37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00a37
  2. #ca0932
  3. #b3082c
  4. #9d0727
  5. #860621
  6. #70051c
  7. #5a0416
  8. #430311
  9. #2d020b
  10. #160106
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00a37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00a37
  2. #e3234b
  3. #e63b5f
  4. #e95473
  5. #ec6c87
  6. #f0859b
  7. #f39daf
  8. #f6b6c3
  9. #f9ced7
  10. #fce7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00a37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00a37
  2. #d6163e
  3. #cd2246
  4. #c32d4d
  5. #ba3954
  6. #b0455c
  7. #a65163
  8. #9d5d6a
  9. #936871
  10. #8a7479
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9595f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5536 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7f2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f70024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24337 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46532 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00a37 {
  color: #e00a37;
}
Background
.bg-e00a37 {
  background-color: #e00a37;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00a37 {
  border: 2px solid #e00a37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00a37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 10 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00a37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00a37, #e0480a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00a37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 10 55 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.44 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.54 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.80 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.04 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.54 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.61 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.00 #1ff5c8 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e00a37  rgb(224, 10, 55)  hsl(347, 91%, 46%)  Crimson
#0ae0b3  rgb(10, 224, 179)  hsl(167, 91%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#37e00a  rgb(55, 224, 10)  hsl(107, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0a37e0  rgb(10, 55, 224)  hsl(227, 91%, 46%)  Persian Blue