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#E3003B

#e3003b ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e3003b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 74.01% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 344.41°, 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 1.16.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1665

Complementary

  1. #e3003b
  2. #00e3a8

Split complementary

  1. #e3003b
  2. #00e337
  3. #00ace3

Analogous

  1. #e300ac
  2. #e3003b
  3. #e33700

Triadic

  1. #e3003b
  2. #3be300
  3. #003be3

Tetradic

  1. #e3003b
  2. #e3a800
  3. #00e3a8
  4. #003be3

Square

  1. #e3003b
  2. #ace300
  3. #00e3a8
  4. #3700e3

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0013
  2. #970027
  3. #e3003b
  4. #ff3166
  5. #ff7d9f

Shades

#e3003b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3003b
  2. #cc0035
  3. #b6002f
  4. #9f0029
  5. #880023
  6. #72001e
  7. #5b0018
  8. #440012
  9. #2d000c
  10. #170006
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3003b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3003b
  2. #e61a4f
  3. #e93362
  4. #eb4d76
  5. #ee6689
  6. #f1809d
  7. #f499b1
  8. #f7b3c4
  9. #f9ccd8
  10. #fce6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3003b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3003b
  2. #d90d42
  3. #cf1a49
  4. #c52650
  5. #bb3357
  6. #b2405e
  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 #5c563b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8033 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa0023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4433b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66536 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3003b {
  color: #e3003b;
}
Background
.bg-e3003b {
  background-color: #e3003b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e3003b {
  border: 2px solid #e3003b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3003b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 0 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 100% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3003b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3003b, #e33700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3003b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 0 59 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.16 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.56 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.58 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.77 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.95 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.12 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.57 #1cffc4 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e3003b  rgb(227, 0, 59)  hsl(344, 100%, 45%)  Crimson
#00e3a8  rgb(0, 227, 168)  hsl(164, 100%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#3be300  rgb(59, 227, 0)  hsl(104, 100%, 45%)  Neon Green
#003be3  rgb(0, 59, 227)  hsl(224, 100%, 45%)  Persian Blue