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#EA123B

#ea123b ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea123b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 74.79% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 348.61°, 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.1824

Complementary

  1. #ea123b
  2. #12eac1

Split complementary

  1. #ea123b
  2. #12ea55
  3. #12a7ea

Analogous

  1. #ea12a7
  2. #ea123b
  3. #ea5512

Triadic

  1. #ea123b
  2. #3bea12
  3. #123bea

Tetradic

  1. #ea123b
  2. #eac112
  3. #12eac1
  4. #123bea

Square

  1. #ea123b
  2. #a7ea12
  3. #12eac1
  4. #5512ea

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0717
  2. #a30d29
  3. #ea123b
  4. #f25674
  5. #f79daf

Shades

#ea123b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea123b
  2. #d31035
  3. #bb0e2f
  4. #a40d29
  5. #8c0b23
  6. #75091e
  7. #5e0718
  8. #460512
  9. #2f040c
  10. #170206
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea123b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea123b
  2. #ec2a4f
  3. #ee4162
  4. #f05976
  5. #f27189
  6. #f5899d
  7. #f7a0b1
  8. #f9b8c4
  9. #fbd0d8
  10. #fde7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea123b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea123b
  2. #df1d42
  3. #d52849
  4. #ca3350
  5. #c03e57
  6. #b5495e
  7. #aa5464
  8. #a05f6b
  9. #956a72
  10. #8b7579
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b15e64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625a3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948633 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa483a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6a36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f90031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea123b {
  color: #ea123b;
}
Background
.bg-ea123b {
  background-color: #ea123b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea123b {
  border: 2px solid #ea123b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea123b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 18 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea123b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea123b, #ea5512);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea123b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 18 59 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.19 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.68 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.75 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.45 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.66 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.86 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.52 #15edc4 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ea123b  rgb(234, 18, 59)  hsl(349, 86%, 49%)  Crimson
#12eac1  rgb(18, 234, 193)  hsl(169, 86%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#3bea12  rgb(59, 234, 18)  hsl(109, 86%, 49%)  Neon Green
#123bea  rgb(18, 59, 234)  hsl(229, 86%, 49%)  Persian Blue