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#E30438

#e30438 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e30438 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 1.57% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.24% magenta, 75.33% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 346.01°, with 96.54% saturation and 45.29% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.6.

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Relative luminance0.167

Complementary

  1. #e30438
  2. #04e3af

Split complementary

  1. #e30438
  2. #04e33f
  3. #04a7e3

Analogous

  1. #e304a7
  2. #e30438
  3. #e33f04

Triadic

  1. #e30438
  2. #38e304
  3. #0438e3

Tetradic

  1. #e30438
  2. #e3af04
  3. #04e3af
  4. #0438e3

Square

  1. #e30438
  2. #a7e304
  3. #04e3af
  4. #3f04e3

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0113
  2. #980325
  3. #e30438
  4. #fb3866
  5. #fd83a0

Shades

#e30438 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e30438
  2. #cc0432
  3. #b6032d
  4. #9f0327
  5. #880222
  6. #72021c
  7. #5b0216
  8. #440111
  9. #2d010b
  10. #170006
  11. #000000

Tints

#e30438 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e30438
  2. #e61d4c
  3. #e93660
  4. #eb4f74
  5. #ee6888
  6. #f1829c
  7. #f49baf
  8. #f7b4c3
  9. #f9cdd7
  10. #fce6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e30438 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e30438
  2. #d9103f
  3. #cf1d46
  4. #c5294e
  5. #bb3655
  6. #b2425c
  7. #a84e63
  8. #9e5b6a
  9. #946772
  10. #8a7479
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab5960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5637 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8130 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa0023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44338 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b76533 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e30438 {
  color: #e30438;
}
Background
.bg-e30438 {
  background-color: #e30438;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e30438 {
  border: 2px solid #e30438;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e30438;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 4 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e30438 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e30438, #e33f04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e30438 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 4 56 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.60 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.99 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.20 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.23 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.31 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.04 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.43 #1cfbc7 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e30438  rgb(227, 4, 56)  hsl(346, 97%, 45%)  Crimson
#04e3af  rgb(4, 227, 175)  hsl(166, 97%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#38e304  rgb(56, 227, 4)  hsl(106, 97%, 45%)  Lime
#0438e3  rgb(4, 56, 227)  hsl(226, 97%, 45%)  Persian Blue