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#E01244

#e01244 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e01244 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 7.06% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.96% magenta, 69.64% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 345.44°, with 85.12% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.167

Complementary

  1. #e01244
  2. #12e0ae

Split complementary

  1. #e01244
  2. #12e047
  3. #12abe0

Analogous

  1. #e012ab
  2. #e01244
  3. #e04712

Triadic

  1. #e01244
  2. #44e012
  3. #1244e0

Tetradic

  1. #e01244
  2. #e0ae12
  3. #12e0ae
  4. #1244e0

Square

  1. #e01244
  2. #abe012
  3. #12e0ae
  4. #4712e0

Monochromatic

  1. #520719
  2. #990c2e
  3. #e01244
  4. #f14e75
  5. #f695ac

Shades

#e01244 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e01244
  2. #ca103d
  3. #b30e36
  4. #9d0d30
  5. #860b29
  6. #700922
  7. #5a071b
  8. #430514
  9. #2d040e
  10. #160207
  11. #000000

Tints

#e01244 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e01244
  2. #e32a57
  3. #e64169
  4. #e9597c
  5. #ec718f
  6. #f089a2
  7. #f3a0b4
  8. #f6b8c7
  9. #f9d0da
  10. #fce7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e01244 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e01244
  2. #d61d4a
  3. #cd2850
  4. #c33356
  5. #ba3e5c
  6. #b04962
  7. #a65468
  8. #9d5f6e
  9. #936a74
  10. #8a757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95a62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5744 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d803e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24544 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46640 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e01244 {
  color: #e01244;
}
Background
.bg-e01244 {
  background-color: #e01244;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e01244 {
  border: 2px solid #e01244;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e01244;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 18 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e01244 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e01244, #e04712);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e01244 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 18 68 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.09 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.10 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.99 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.51 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.31 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.38 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.91 #1fedbb Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e01244  rgb(224, 18, 68)  hsl(345, 85%, 47%)  Crimson
#12e0ae  rgb(18, 224, 174)  hsl(165, 85%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#44e012  rgb(68, 224, 18)  hsl(105, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green
#1244e0  rgb(18, 68, 224)  hsl(225, 85%, 47%)  Persian Blue