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#E40545

#e40545 ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e40545 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 1.96% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.81% magenta, 69.74% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 342.78°, with 95.71% saturation and 45.69% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.1703

Complementary

  1. #e40545
  2. #05e4a4

Split complementary

  1. #e40545
  2. #05e435
  3. #05b5e4

Analogous

  1. #e405b5
  2. #e40545
  3. #e43505

Triadic

  1. #e40545
  2. #45e405
  3. #0545e4

Tetradic

  1. #e40545
  2. #e4a405
  3. #05e4a4
  4. #0545e4

Square

  1. #e40545
  2. #b5e405
  3. #05e4a4
  4. #3505e4

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0218
  2. #99032e
  3. #e40545
  4. #fb3b72
  5. #fc86a8

Shades

#e40545 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e40545
  2. #cd053e
  3. #b60437
  4. #a00430
  5. #890329
  6. #720323
  7. #5b021c
  8. #440215
  9. #2e010e
  10. #170107
  11. #000000

Tints

#e40545 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e40545
  2. #e71e58
  3. #e9376a
  4. #ec507d
  5. #ef698f
  6. #f282a2
  7. #f49bb5
  8. #f7b4c7
  9. #facdda
  10. #fce6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e40545 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e40545
  2. #da114b
  3. #d01e51
  4. #c62a57
  5. #bc365d
  6. #b24363
  7. #a84f68
  8. #9e5b6e
  9. #946774
  10. #8a747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac5a63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5745 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f813e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a54445 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b76641 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f20036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e40545 {
  color: #e40545;
}
Background
.bg-e40545 {
  background-color: #e40545;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e40545 {
  border: 2px solid #e40545;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e40545;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 5 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 96% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e40545 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e40545, #e43505);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e40545 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 5 69 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.64 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.79 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.31 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.74 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.08 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.15 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.97 #1bfaba Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e40545  rgb(228, 5, 69)  hsl(343, 96%, 46%)  Crimson
#05e4a4  rgb(5, 228, 164)  hsl(163, 96%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#45e405  rgb(69, 228, 5)  hsl(103, 96%, 46%)  Neon Green
#0545e4  rgb(5, 69, 228)  hsl(223, 96%, 46%)  Persian Blue