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#E91237

#e91237 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e91237 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.27% magenta, 76.39% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 349.67°, with 85.66% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.1803

Complementary

  1. #e91237
  2. #12e9c4

Split complementary

  1. #e91237
  2. #12e958
  3. #12a3e9

Analogous

  1. #e912a3
  2. #e91237
  3. #e95812

Triadic

  1. #e91237
  2. #37e912
  3. #1237e9

Tetradic

  1. #e91237
  2. #e9c412
  3. #12e9c4
  4. #1237e9

Square

  1. #e91237
  2. #a3e912
  3. #12e9c4
  4. #5812e9

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0715
  2. #a20d26
  3. #e91237
  4. #f25671
  5. #f79dac

Shades

#e91237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e91237
  2. #d21032
  3. #ba0e2c
  4. #a30d27
  5. #8c0b21
  6. #75091c
  7. #5d0716
  8. #460511
  9. #2f040b
  10. #170206
  11. #000000

Tints

#e91237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e91237
  2. #eb2a4b
  3. #ed415f
  4. #f05973
  5. #f27187
  6. #f4899b
  7. #f6a0af
  8. #f8b8c3
  9. #fbd0d7
  10. #fde7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e91237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e91237
  2. #df1d3e
  3. #d42846
  4. #ca334d
  5. #bf3e54
  6. #b5495c
  7. #aa5463
  8. #a05f6a
  9. #956a71
  10. #8b7579
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b05d63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625a36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94852e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa4736 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc6a32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e91237 {
  color: #e91237;
}
Background
.bg-e91237 {
  background-color: #e91237;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e91237 {
  border: 2px solid #e91237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e91237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e91237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e91237, #e95812);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e91237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.49 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.44 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.49 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.29 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.67 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.85 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.96 #16edc8 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e91237  rgb(233, 18, 55)  hsl(350, 86%, 49%)  Crimson
#12e9c4  rgb(18, 233, 196)  hsl(170, 86%, 49%)  Turquoise
#37e912  rgb(55, 233, 18)  hsl(110, 86%, 49%)  Lime
#1237e9  rgb(18, 55, 233)  hsl(230, 86%, 49%)  Persian Blue