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#E31442

#e31442 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e31442 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 7.84% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.19% magenta, 70.93% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 346.67°, with 83.81% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.84.

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Relative luminance0.1722

Complementary

  1. #e31442
  2. #14e3b5

Split complementary

  1. #e31442
  2. #14e34e
  3. #14a9e3

Analogous

  1. #e314a9
  2. #e31442
  3. #e34e14

Triadic

  1. #e31442
  2. #42e314
  3. #1442e3

Tetradic

  1. #e31442
  2. #e3b514
  3. #14e3b5
  4. #1442e3

Square

  1. #e31442
  2. #a9e314
  3. #14e3b5
  4. #4e14e3

Monochromatic

  1. #560819
  2. #9d0e2e
  3. #e31442
  4. #f05476
  5. #f69aae

Shades

#e31442 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e31442
  2. #cc123b
  3. #b61035
  4. #9f0e2e
  5. #880c28
  6. #720a21
  7. #5b081a
  8. #440614
  9. #2d040d
  10. #170207
  11. #000000

Tints

#e31442 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e31442
  2. #e62c55
  3. #e94368
  4. #eb5b7b
  5. #ee728e
  6. #f18aa1
  7. #f4a1b3
  8. #f7b9c6
  9. #f9d0d9
  10. #fce8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e31442 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e31442
  2. #d91f48
  3. #cf2a4e
  4. #c53455
  5. #bb3f5b
  6. #b24a61
  7. #a85567
  8. #9e606d
  9. #946a74
  10. #8a757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac5c63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5942 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f823b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a54642 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7673e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f10036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e31442 {
  color: #e31442;
}
Background
.bg-e31442 {
  background-color: #e31442;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e31442 {
  border: 2px solid #e31442;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e31442;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 20 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 84% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e31442 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e31442, #e34e14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e31442 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 20 66 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.84 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.11 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.51 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.77 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.09 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.44 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.14 #1cebbd Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e31442  rgb(227, 20, 66)  hsl(347, 84%, 48%)  Crimson
#14e3b5  rgb(20, 227, 181)  hsl(167, 84%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#42e314  rgb(66, 227, 20)  hsl(107, 84%, 48%)  Neon Green
#1442e3  rgb(20, 66, 227)  hsl(227, 84%, 48%)  Persian Blue