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#EA2541

#ea2541 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea2541 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 14.51% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.19% magenta, 72.22% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 351.47°, with 82.43% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#ff3333
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Relative luminance0.192

Complementary

  1. #ea2541
  2. #25eace

Split complementary

  1. #ea2541
  2. #25ea6c
  3. #25a4ea

Analogous

  1. #ea25a4
  2. #ea2541
  3. #ea6c25

Triadic

  1. #ea2541
  2. #41ea25
  3. #2541ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea2541
  2. #eace25
  3. #25eace
  4. #2541ea

Square

  1. #ea2541
  2. #a4ea25
  3. #25eace
  4. #6c25ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0a18
  2. #b11128
  3. #ea2541
  4. #f16b7e
  5. #f7b1bb

Shades

#ea2541 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea2541
  2. #d3213b
  3. #bb1e34
  4. #a41a2e
  5. #8c1627
  6. #751321
  7. #5e0f1a
  8. #460b14
  9. #2f070d
  10. #170407
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea2541 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea2541
  2. #ec3b54
  3. #ee5167
  4. #f0667a
  5. #f27c8d
  6. #f592a0
  7. #f7a8b3
  8. #f9bec6
  9. #fbd3d9
  10. #fde9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea2541 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea2541
  2. #df2e47
  3. #d5374e
  4. #ca4054
  5. #c0495a
  6. #b55361
  7. #aa5c67
  8. #a0656d
  9. #956e73
  10. #8b777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b26267 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665f40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96883a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4e40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6e3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f80039 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea2541 {
  color: #ea2541;
}
Background
.bg-ea2541 {
  background-color: #ea2541;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea2541 {
  border: 2px solid #ea2541;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea2541;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 37 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea2541 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea2541, #ea6c25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea2541 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 37 65 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.98 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.06 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.44 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.81 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.41 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.45 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.90 #15dabe Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ea2541  rgb(234, 37, 65)  hsl(351, 82%, 53%)  Crimson
#25eace  rgb(37, 234, 206)  hsl(171, 82%, 53%)  Turquoise
#41ea25  rgb(65, 234, 37)  hsl(111, 82%, 53%)  Neon Green
#2541ea  rgb(37, 65, 234)  hsl(231, 82%, 53%)  Iris