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#E51142

#e51142 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e51142 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 6.67% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.58% magenta, 71.18% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 346.13°, with 86.18% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.1.

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Relative luminance0.1745

Complementary

  1. #e51142
  2. #11e5b4

Split complementary

  1. #e51142
  2. #11e54a
  3. #11ace5

Analogous

  1. #e511ac
  2. #e51142
  3. #e54a11

Triadic

  1. #e51142
  2. #42e511
  3. #1142e5

Tetradic

  1. #e51142
  2. #e5b411
  3. #11e5b4
  4. #1142e5

Square

  1. #e51142
  2. #ace511
  3. #11e5b4
  4. #4a11e5

Monochromatic

  1. #570619
  2. #9e0c2d
  3. #e51142
  4. #f25076
  5. #f798ae

Shades

#e51142 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e51142
  2. #ce0f3b
  3. #b70e35
  4. #a00c2e
  5. #890a28
  6. #730921
  7. #5c071a
  8. #450514
  9. #2e030d
  10. #170207
  11. #000000

Tints

#e51142 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e51142
  2. #e82955
  3. #ea4168
  4. #ed587b
  5. #ef708e
  6. #f288a1
  7. #f5a0b3
  8. #f7b8c6
  9. #facfd9
  10. #fce7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e51142 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e51142
  2. #db1c48
  3. #d1274e
  4. #c73255
  5. #bd3d5b
  6. #b34961
  7. #a85467
  8. #9e5f6d
  9. #946a74
  10. #8a757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad5c64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5942 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90833b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a64642 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8683e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f30036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e51142 {
  color: #e51142;
}
Background
.bg-e51142 {
  background-color: #e51142;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e51142 {
  border: 2px solid #e51142;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e51142;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 17 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e51142 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e51142, #e54a11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e51142 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 17 66 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.10 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.03 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.46 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.72 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.44 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.61 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.98 #1aeebd Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e51142  rgb(229, 17, 66)  hsl(346, 86%, 48%)  Crimson
#11e5b4  rgb(17, 229, 180)  hsl(166, 86%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#42e511  rgb(66, 229, 17)  hsl(106, 86%, 48%)  Neon Green
#1142e5  rgb(17, 66, 229)  hsl(226, 86%, 48%)  Persian Blue