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#E8043C

#e8043c ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e8043c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 1.57% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.28% magenta, 74.14% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 345.26°, with 96.61% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.1757

Complementary

  1. #e8043c
  2. #04e8b0

Split complementary

  1. #e8043c
  2. #04e83e
  3. #04aee8

Analogous

  1. #e804ae
  2. #e8043c
  3. #e83e04

Triadic

  1. #e8043c
  2. #3ce804
  3. #043ce8

Tetradic

  1. #e8043c
  2. #e8b004
  3. #04e8b0
  4. #043ce8

Square

  1. #e8043c
  2. #aee804
  3. #04e8b0
  4. #3e04e8

Monochromatic

  1. #520115
  2. #9d0329
  3. #e8043c
  4. #fc3d6c
  5. #fd88a5

Shades

#e8043c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8043c
  2. #d10436
  3. #ba0330
  4. #a2032a
  5. #8b0224
  6. #74021e
  7. #5d0218
  8. #460112
  9. #2e010c
  10. #170006
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8043c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8043c
  2. #ea1d50
  3. #ed3663
  4. #ef4f77
  5. #f1688a
  6. #f4829e
  7. #f69bb1
  8. #f8b4c5
  9. #facdd8
  10. #fde6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8043c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8043c
  2. #de1043
  3. #d31d4a
  4. #c92950
  5. #be3657
  6. #b4425e
  7. #aa4e65
  8. #9f5b6c
  9. #956772
  10. #8a7479
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af5c63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f583b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928434 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8453c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb6837 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f60030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8043c {
  color: #e8043c;
}
Background
.bg-e8043c {
  background-color: #e8043c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e8043c {
  border: 2px solid #e8043c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8043c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 4 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 97% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8043c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8043c, #e83e04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8043c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 4 60 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.25 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.27 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.77 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.81 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.97 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.01 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.50 #17fbc3 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e8043c  rgb(232, 4, 60)  hsl(345, 97%, 46%)  Crimson
#04e8b0  rgb(4, 232, 176)  hsl(165, 97%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#3ce804  rgb(60, 232, 4)  hsl(105, 97%, 46%)  Neon Green
#043ce8  rgb(4, 60, 232)  hsl(225, 97%, 46%)  Persian Blue