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#E10940

#e10940 ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e10940 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 3.53% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 71.56% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 344.72°, with 92.31% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.35.

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Relative luminance0.1657

Complementary

  1. #e10940
  2. #09e1aa

Split complementary

  1. #e10940
  2. #09e13e
  3. #09ace1

Analogous

  1. #e109ac
  2. #e10940
  3. #e13e09

Triadic

  1. #e10940
  2. #40e109
  3. #0940e1

Tetradic

  1. #e10940
  2. #e1aa09
  3. #09e1aa
  4. #0940e1

Square

  1. #e10940
  2. #ace109
  3. #09e1aa
  4. #3e09e1

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0316
  2. #97062b
  3. #e10940
  4. #f73f6e
  5. #fa89a6

Shades

#e10940 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e10940
  2. #cb083a
  3. #b40733
  4. #9e062d
  5. #870526
  6. #710520
  7. #5a041a
  8. #440313
  9. #2d020d
  10. #170106
  11. #000000

Tints

#e10940 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e10940
  2. #e42253
  3. #e73a66
  4. #ea5379
  5. #ed6b8c
  6. #f084a0
  7. #f39db3
  8. #f6b5c6
  9. #f9ced9
  10. #fce6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e10940 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e10940
  2. #d71546
  3. #ce214d
  4. #c42d53
  5. #ba395a
  6. #b14560
  7. #a75066
  8. #9d5c6d
  9. #936873
  10. #8a747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5961 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5640 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8039 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f80028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34440 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5653c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef0033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e10940 {
  color: #e10940;
}
Background
.bg-e10940 {
  background-color: #e10940;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e10940 {
  border: 2px solid #e10940;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e10940;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 9 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e10940 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e10940, #e13e09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e10940 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 9 64 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.35 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.72 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.42 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.64 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.30 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.50 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.82 #1ef6bf Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e10940  rgb(225, 9, 64)  hsl(345, 92%, 46%)  Crimson
#09e1aa  rgb(9, 225, 170)  hsl(165, 92%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#40e109  rgb(64, 225, 9)  hsl(105, 92%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0940e1  rgb(9, 64, 225)  hsl(225, 92%, 46%)  Persian Blue