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#E7253F

#e7253f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e7253f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 14.51% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.98% magenta, 72.73% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 351.96°, with 80.17% saturation and 52.55% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.1867

Complementary

  1. #e7253f
  2. #25e7cd

Split complementary

  1. #e7253f
  2. #25e76c
  3. #25a0e7

Analogous

  1. #e725a0
  2. #e7253f
  3. #e76c25

Triadic

  1. #e7253f
  2. #3fe725
  3. #253fe7

Tetradic

  1. #e7253f
  2. #e7cd25
  3. #25e7cd
  4. #253fe7

Square

  1. #e7253f
  2. #a0e725
  3. #25e7cd
  4. #6c25e7

Monochromatic

  1. #680b18
  2. #ad1328
  3. #e7253f
  4. #ef6a7c
  5. #f6afb8

Shades

#e7253f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7253f
  2. #d02139
  3. #b91e32
  4. #a21a2c
  5. #8b1626
  6. #741320
  7. #5c0f19
  8. #450b13
  9. #2e070d
  10. #170406
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7253f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7253f
  2. #e93b52
  3. #ec5165
  4. #ee6679
  5. #f17c8c
  6. #f3929f
  7. #f5a8b2
  8. #f8bec5
  9. #fad3d9
  10. #fde9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7253f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7253f
  2. #dd2e46
  3. #d2374c
  4. #c84053
  5. #be4959
  6. #b45360
  7. #a95c66
  8. #9f656d
  9. #956e73
  10. #8a777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b06166 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655e3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948638 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fe0032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a94d3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb6c3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f50038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7253f {
  color: #e7253f;
}
Background
.bg-e7253f {
  background-color: #e7253f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7253f {
  border: 2px solid #e7253f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7253f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 37 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 80% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7253f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7253f, #e76c25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7253f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 37 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.46 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.33 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.70 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.47 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.77 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.86 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.72 #18dac0 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e7253f  rgb(231, 37, 63)  hsl(352, 80%, 53%)  Crimson
#25e7cd  rgb(37, 231, 205)  hsl(172, 80%, 53%)  Turquoise
#3fe725  rgb(63, 231, 37)  hsl(112, 80%, 53%)  Neon Green
#253fe7  rgb(37, 63, 231)  hsl(232, 80%, 53%)  Persian Blue