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#EA0A42

#ea0a42 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea0a42 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 3.92% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.73% magenta, 71.79% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 91.8% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.181

Complementary

  1. #ea0a42
  2. #0aeab2

Split complementary

  1. #ea0a42
  2. #0aea42
  3. #0ab2ea

Analogous

  1. #ea0ab2
  2. #ea0a42
  3. #ea420a

Triadic

  1. #ea0a42
  2. #42ea0a
  3. #0a42ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea0a42
  2. #eab20a
  3. #0aeab2
  4. #0a42ea

Square

  1. #ea0a42
  2. #b2ea0a
  3. #0aeab2
  4. #420aea

Monochromatic

  1. #570419
  2. #a1072d
  3. #ea0a42
  4. #f74975
  5. #fa93ad

Shades

#ea0a42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea0a42
  2. #d3093b
  3. #bb0835
  4. #a4072e
  5. #8c0628
  6. #750521
  7. #5e041a
  8. #460314
  9. #2f020d
  10. #170107
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea0a42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea0a42
  2. #ec2355
  3. #ee3b68
  4. #f0547b
  5. #f26c8e
  6. #f585a1
  7. #f79db3
  8. #f9b6c6
  9. #fbced9
  10. #fde7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea0a42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea0a42
  2. #df1648
  3. #d5224e
  4. #ca2d55
  5. #c0395b
  6. #b54561
  7. #aa5167
  8. #a05d6d
  9. #956874
  10. #8b747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b15d65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605a42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93853b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa4742 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc693e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f80035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea0a42 {
  color: #ea0a42;
}
Background
.bg-ea0a42 {
  background-color: #ea0a42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea0a42 {
  border: 2px solid #ea0a42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea0a42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 10 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 92% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea0a42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea0a42, #ea420a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea0a42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 10 66 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.87 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.02 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.67 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.22 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.31 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.04 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.35 #15f5bd Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ea0a42  rgb(234, 10, 66)  hsl(345, 92%, 48%)  Crimson
#0aeab2  rgb(10, 234, 178)  hsl(165, 92%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#42ea0a  rgb(66, 234, 10)  hsl(105, 92%, 48%)  Neon Green
#0a42ea  rgb(10, 66, 234)  hsl(225, 92%, 48%)  Persian Blue