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#E3003A

#e3003a ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e3003a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 0% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 74.45% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 344.67°, with 100% saturation and 44.51% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.23.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1664

Complementary

  1. #e3003a
  2. #00e3a9

Split complementary

  1. #e3003a
  2. #00e338
  3. #00abe3

Analogous

  1. #e300ab
  2. #e3003a
  3. #e33800

Triadic

  1. #e3003a
  2. #3ae300
  3. #003ae3

Tetradic

  1. #e3003a
  2. #e3a900
  3. #00e3a9
  4. #003ae3

Square

  1. #e3003a
  2. #abe300
  3. #00e3a9
  4. #3800e3

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0013
  2. #970026
  3. #e3003a
  4. #ff3165
  5. #ff7d9e

Shades

#e3003a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3003a
  2. #cc0034
  3. #b6002e
  4. #9f0029
  5. #880023
  6. #72001d
  7. #5b0017
  8. #440011
  9. #2d000c
  10. #170006
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3003a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3003a
  2. #e61a4e
  3. #e93361
  4. #eb4d75
  5. #ee6689
  6. #f1809d
  7. #f499b0
  8. #f7b3c4
  9. #f9ccd8
  10. #fce6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3003a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3003a
  2. #d90d41
  3. #cf1a48
  4. #c5264f
  5. #bb3356
  6. #b2405d
  7. #a84d64
  8. #9e5a6b
  9. #946672
  10. #8a7379
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab5960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5639 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8032 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa0023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4423a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b76535 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3003a {
  color: #e3003a;
}
Background
.bg-e3003a {
  background-color: #e3003a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e3003a {
  border: 2px solid #e3003a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3003a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 0 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 100% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3003a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3003a, #e33800);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3003a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 0 58 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.23 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.76 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.40 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.75 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.82 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.86 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.73 #1cffc5 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e3003a  rgb(227, 0, 58)  hsl(345, 100%, 45%)  Crimson
#00e3a9  rgb(0, 227, 169)  hsl(165, 100%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#3ae300  rgb(58, 227, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 45%)  Neon Green
#003ae3  rgb(0, 58, 227)  hsl(225, 100%, 45%)  Persian Blue