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#EA143C

#ea143c ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea143c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 7.84% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.45% magenta, 74.36% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 348.79°, with 84.25% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.1832

Complementary

  1. #ea143c
  2. #14eac2

Split complementary

  1. #ea143c
  2. #14ea57
  3. #14a7ea

Analogous

  1. #ea14a7
  2. #ea143c
  3. #ea5714

Triadic

  1. #ea143c
  2. #3cea14
  3. #143cea

Tetradic

  1. #ea143c
  2. #eac214
  3. #14eac2
  4. #143cea

Square

  1. #ea143c
  2. #a7ea14
  3. #14eac2
  4. #5714ea

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0818
  2. #a40e2a
  3. #ea143c
  4. #f15a76
  5. #f7a0b0

Shades

#ea143c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea143c
  2. #d31236
  3. #bb1030
  4. #a40e2a
  5. #8c0c24
  6. #750a1e
  7. #5e0818
  8. #460612
  9. #2f040c
  10. #170206
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea143c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea143c
  2. #ec2c50
  3. #ee4363
  4. #f05b77
  5. #f2728a
  6. #f58a9e
  7. #f7a1b1
  8. #f9b9c5
  9. #fbd0d8
  10. #fde8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea143c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea143c
  2. #df1f43
  3. #d52a4a
  4. #ca3450
  5. #c03f57
  6. #b54a5e
  7. #aa5565
  8. #a0606c
  9. #956a72
  10. #8b7579
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b15e64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625b3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948634 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa483c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd6a37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f90032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea143c {
  color: #ea143c;
}
Background
.bg-ea143c {
  background-color: #ea143c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea143c {
  border: 2px solid #ea143c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea143c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 20 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea143c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea143c, #ea5714);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea143c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 20 60 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.19 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.56 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.73 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.49 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.65 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.96 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.67 #15ebc3 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ea143c  rgb(234, 20, 60)  hsl(349, 84%, 50%)  Crimson
#14eac2  rgb(20, 234, 194)  hsl(169, 84%, 50%)  Aquamarine
#3cea14  rgb(60, 234, 20)  hsl(109, 84%, 50%)  Neon Green
#143cea  rgb(20, 60, 234)  hsl(229, 84%, 50%)  Persian Blue