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#E40331

#e40331 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e40331 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 1.18% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.68% magenta, 78.51% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 347.73°, with 97.4% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1678

Complementary

  1. #e40331
  2. #03e4b6

Split complementary

  1. #e40331
  2. #03e445
  3. #03a1e4

Analogous

  1. #e403a1
  2. #e40331
  3. #e44503

Triadic

  1. #e40331
  2. #31e403
  3. #0331e4

Tetradic

  1. #e40331
  2. #e4b603
  3. #03e4b6
  4. #0331e4

Square

  1. #e40331
  2. #a1e403
  3. #03e4b6
  4. #4503e4

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0111
  2. #980221
  3. #e40331
  4. #fc375f
  5. #fd839c

Shades

#e40331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e40331
  2. #cd032c
  3. #b60227
  4. #a00222
  5. #89021d
  6. #720219
  7. #5b0114
  8. #44010f
  9. #2e010a
  10. #170005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e40331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e40331
  2. #e71c46
  3. #e9355a
  4. #ec4f6f
  5. #ef6883
  6. #f28198
  7. #f49aad
  8. #f7b3c1
  9. #facdd6
  10. #fce6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e40331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e40331
  2. #da1039
  3. #d01c41
  4. #c62949
  5. #bc3551
  6. #b24259
  7. #a84e60
  8. #9e5b68
  9. #946770
  10. #8a7478
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac595e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5630 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908127 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a54330 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8662b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f20027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e40331 {
  color: #e40331;
}
Background
.bg-e40331 {
  background-color: #e40331;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e40331 {
  border: 2px solid #e40331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e40331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 3 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e40331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e40331, #e44503);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e40331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 3 49 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.22 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.40 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.28 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.36 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.30 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.50 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.69 #1bfcce Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e40331  rgb(228, 3, 49)  hsl(348, 97%, 45%)  Crimson
#03e4b6  rgb(3, 228, 182)  hsl(168, 97%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#31e403  rgb(49, 228, 3)  hsl(108, 97%, 45%)  Lime
#0331e4  rgb(3, 49, 228)  hsl(228, 97%, 45%)  Blue