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#E60233

#e60233 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e60233 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 0.78% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.13% magenta, 77.83% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 347.11°, with 98.28% saturation and 45.49% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.1711

Complementary

  1. #e60233
  2. #02e6b5

Split complementary

  1. #e60233
  2. #02e643
  3. #02a5e6

Analogous

  1. #e602a5
  2. #e60233
  3. #e64302

Triadic

  1. #e60233
  2. #33e602
  3. #0233e6

Tetradic

  1. #e60233
  2. #e6b502
  3. #02e6b5
  4. #0233e6

Square

  1. #e60233
  2. #a5e602
  3. #02e6b5
  4. #4302e6

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0111
  2. #9a0122
  3. #e60233
  4. #fd3762
  5. #fe839d

Shades

#e60233 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e60233
  2. #cf022e
  3. #b80229
  4. #a10124
  5. #8a011f
  6. #73011a
  7. #5c0114
  8. #45010f
  9. #2e000a
  10. #170005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e60233 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e60233
  2. #e91b47
  3. #eb355c
  4. #ee4e70
  5. #f06785
  6. #f38199
  7. #f59aad
  8. #f8b3c2
  9. #faccd6
  10. #fde6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e60233 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e60233
  2. #dc0f3b
  3. #d21b42
  4. #c7284a
  5. #bd3452
  6. #b3415a
  7. #a94e61
  8. #9f5a69
  9. #946771
  10. #8a7378
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad5a60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5732 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91822a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fe0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a74332 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9672e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f50029 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e60233 {
  color: #e60233;
}
Background
.bg-e60233 {
  background-color: #e60233;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e60233 {
  border: 2px solid #e60233;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e60233;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 2 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 98% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e60233 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e60233, #e64302);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e60233 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 2 51 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.08 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.85 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.68 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.89 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.36 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.80 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.87 #19fdcc Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e60233  rgb(230, 2, 51)  hsl(347, 98%, 45%)  Crimson
#02e6b5  rgb(2, 230, 181)  hsl(167, 98%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#33e602  rgb(51, 230, 2)  hsl(107, 98%, 45%)  Lime
#0233e6  rgb(2, 51, 230)  hsl(227, 98%, 45%)  Persian Blue