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#E11844

#e11844 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e11844 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 9.41% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.33% magenta, 69.78% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 346.87°, with 80.72% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.1708

Complementary

  1. #e11844
  2. #18e1b5

Split complementary

  1. #e11844
  2. #18e151
  3. #18a8e1

Analogous

  1. #e118a8
  2. #e11844
  3. #e15118

Triadic

  1. #e11844
  2. #44e118
  3. #1844e1

Tetradic

  1. #e11844
  2. #e1b518
  3. #18e1b5
  4. #1844e1

Square

  1. #e11844
  2. #a8e118
  3. #18e1b5
  4. #5118e1

Monochromatic

  1. #57091a
  2. #9c112f
  3. #e11844
  4. #ed5879
  5. #f59db0

Shades

#e11844 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e11844
  2. #cb163d
  3. #b41336
  4. #9e1130
  5. #870e29
  6. #710c22
  7. #5a0a1b
  8. #440714
  9. #2d050e
  10. #170207
  11. #000000

Tints

#e11844 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e11844
  2. #e42f57
  3. #e74669
  4. #ea5d7c
  5. #ed748f
  6. #f08ca2
  7. #f3a3b4
  8. #f6bac7
  9. #f9d1da
  10. #fce8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e11844 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e11844
  2. #d7224a
  3. #ce2d50
  4. #c43756
  5. #ba425c
  6. #b14c62
  7. #a75668
  8. #9d616e
  9. #936b74
  10. #8a767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5c63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5944 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e813e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34744 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56740 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef0038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e11844 {
  color: #e11844;
}
Background
.bg-e11844 {
  background-color: #e11844;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e11844 {
  border: 2px solid #e11844;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e11844;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 24 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 81% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e11844 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e11844, #e15118);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e11844 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 24 68 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.01 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.85 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.03 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.85 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.93 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.67 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.72 #1ee7bb Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e11844  rgb(225, 24, 68)  hsl(347, 81%, 49%)  Crimson
#18e1b5  rgb(24, 225, 181)  hsl(167, 81%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#44e118  rgb(68, 225, 24)  hsl(107, 81%, 49%)  Lime Green
#1844e1  rgb(24, 68, 225)  hsl(227, 81%, 49%)  Persian Blue