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#E10938

#e10938 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e10938 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 3.53% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 75.11% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 346.94°, with 92.31% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.36.

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Relative luminance0.1649

Complementary

  1. #e10938
  2. #09e1b2

Split complementary

  1. #e10938
  2. #09e146
  3. #09a4e1

Analogous

  1. #e109a4
  2. #e10938
  3. #e14609

Triadic

  1. #e10938
  2. #38e109
  3. #0938e1

Tetradic

  1. #e10938
  2. #e1b209
  3. #09e1b2
  4. #0938e1

Square

  1. #e10938
  2. #a4e109
  3. #09e1b2
  4. #4609e1

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0313
  2. #970626
  3. #e10938
  4. #f73f67
  5. #fa89a1

Shades

#e10938 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e10938
  2. #cb0832
  3. #b4072d
  4. #9e0627
  5. #870522
  6. #71051c
  7. #5a0416
  8. #440311
  9. #2d020b
  10. #170106
  11. #000000

Tints

#e10938 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e10938
  2. #e4224c
  3. #e73a60
  4. #ea5374
  5. #ed6b88
  6. #f0849c
  7. #f39daf
  8. #f6b5c3
  9. #f9ced7
  10. #fce6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e10938 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e10938
  2. #d7153f
  3. #ce2146
  4. #c42d4e
  5. #ba3955
  6. #b1455c
  7. #a75063
  8. #9d5c6a
  9. #936872
  10. #8a7479
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa595f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5637 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8030 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f80024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34338 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56533 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e10938 {
  color: #e10938;
}
Background
.bg-e10938 {
  background-color: #e10938;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e10938 {
  border: 2px solid #e10938;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e10938;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 9 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e10938 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e10938, #e14609);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e10938 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 9 56 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.36 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.77 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.09 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.24 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.28 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.72 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.29 #1ef6c7 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e10938  rgb(225, 9, 56)  hsl(347, 92%, 46%)  Crimson
#09e1b2  rgb(9, 225, 178)  hsl(167, 92%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#38e109  rgb(56, 225, 9)  hsl(107, 92%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0938e1  rgb(9, 56, 225)  hsl(227, 92%, 46%)  Persian Blue