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#EE163E

#ee163e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee163e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 8.63% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.76% magenta, 73.95% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 348.89°, with 86.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.191

Complementary

  1. #ee163e
  2. #16eec6

Split complementary

  1. #ee163e
  2. #16ee5a
  3. #16aaee

Analogous

  1. #ee16aa
  2. #ee163e
  3. #ee5a16

Triadic

  1. #ee163e
  2. #3eee16
  3. #163eee

Tetradic

  1. #ee163e
  2. #eec616
  3. #16eec6
  4. #163eee

Square

  1. #ee163e
  2. #aaee16
  3. #16eec6
  4. #5a16ee

Monochromatic

  1. #640718
  2. #ab0c2a
  3. #ee163e
  4. #f35d79
  5. #f8a5b4

Shades

#ee163e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee163e
  2. #d61438
  3. #be1232
  4. #a70f2b
  5. #8f0d25
  6. #770b1f
  7. #5f0919
  8. #470713
  9. #30040c
  10. #180206
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee163e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee163e
  2. #f02d51
  3. #f14565
  4. #f35c78
  5. #f5738b
  6. #f78b9f
  7. #f8a2b2
  8. #fab9c5
  9. #fcd0d8
  10. #fde8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee163e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee163e
  2. #e32145
  3. #d82b4b
  4. #cd3652
  5. #c24058
  6. #b74b5f
  7. #ac5666
  8. #a1606c
  9. #966b73
  10. #8b7579
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b46066 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645d3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978836 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad4a3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c06d39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee163e {
  color: #ee163e;
}
Background
.bg-ee163e {
  background-color: #ee163e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee163e {
  border: 2px solid #ee163e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee163e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 22 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee163e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee163e, #ee5a16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee163e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 22 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.05 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.11 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.46 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.75 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.18 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.72 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.12 #11e9c1 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ee163e  rgb(238, 22, 62)  hsl(349, 86%, 51%)  Crimson
#16eec6  rgb(22, 238, 198)  hsl(169, 86%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#3eee16  rgb(62, 238, 22)  hsl(109, 86%, 51%)  Neon Green
#163eee  rgb(22, 62, 238)  hsl(229, 86%, 51%)  Persian Blue