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#EA1237

#ea1237 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea1237 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 76.5% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 349.72°, with 85.71% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.182

Complementary

  1. #ea1237
  2. #12eac5

Split complementary

  1. #ea1237
  2. #12ea59
  3. #12a3ea

Analogous

  1. #ea12a3
  2. #ea1237
  3. #ea5912

Triadic

  1. #ea1237
  2. #37ea12
  3. #1237ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea1237
  2. #eac512
  3. #12eac5
  4. #1237ea

Square

  1. #ea1237
  2. #a3ea12
  3. #12eac5
  4. #5912ea

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0716
  2. #a30d26
  3. #ea1237
  4. #f25671
  5. #f79dad

Shades

#ea1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea1237
  2. #d31032
  3. #bb0e2c
  4. #a40d27
  5. #8c0b21
  6. #75091c
  7. #5e0716
  8. #460511
  9. #2f040b
  10. #170206
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea1237
  2. #ec2a4b
  3. #ee415f
  4. #f05973
  5. #f27187
  6. #f5899b
  7. #f7a0af
  8. #f9b8c3
  9. #fbd0d7
  10. #fde7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea1237
  2. #df1d3e
  3. #d52846
  4. #ca334d
  5. #c03e54
  6. #b5495c
  7. #aa5463
  8. #a05f6a
  9. #956a71
  10. #8b7579
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b15e63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635a36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95852e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa4836 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6a32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea1237 {
  color: #ea1237;
}
Background
.bg-ea1237 {
  background-color: #ea1237;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea1237 {
  border: 2px solid #ea1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea1237, #ea5912);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.70 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.21 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.52 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.43 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.73 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.90 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.01 #15edc8 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ea1237  rgb(234, 18, 55)  hsl(350, 86%, 49%)  Crimson
#12eac5  rgb(18, 234, 197)  hsl(170, 86%, 49%)  Turquoise
#37ea12  rgb(55, 234, 18)  hsl(110, 86%, 49%)  Lime
#1237ea  rgb(18, 55, 234)  hsl(230, 86%, 49%)  Persian Blue