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#EF003E

#ef003e ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef003e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 0% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 74.06% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 344.44°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.187

Complementary

  1. #ef003e
  2. #00efb1

Split complementary

  1. #ef003e
  2. #00ef3a
  3. #00b5ef

Analogous

  1. #ef00b5
  2. #ef003e
  3. #ef3a00

Triadic

  1. #ef003e
  2. #3eef00
  3. #003eef

Tetradic

  1. #ef003e
  2. #efb100
  3. #00efb1
  4. #003eef

Square

  1. #ef003e
  2. #b5ef00
  3. #00efb1
  4. #3a00ef

Monochromatic

  1. #560016
  2. #a2002a
  3. #ef003e
  4. #ff3c6f
  5. #ff89a8

Shades

#ef003e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef003e
  2. #d70038
  3. #bf0032
  4. #a7002b
  5. #8f0025
  6. #78001f
  7. #600019
  8. #480013
  9. #30000c
  10. #180006
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef003e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef003e
  2. #f11a51
  3. #f23365
  4. #f44d78
  5. #f5668b
  6. #f7809f
  7. #f999b2
  8. #fab3c5
  9. #fcccd8
  10. #fde6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef003e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef003e
  2. #e40d45
  3. #d91a4b
  4. #ce2652
  5. #c33358
  6. #b8405f
  7. #ac4d66
  8. #a15a6c
  9. #966673
  10. #8b7379
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b45e65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625b3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968736 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad473e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c06b39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe0031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef003e {
  color: #ef003e;
}
Background
.bg-ef003e {
  background-color: #ef003e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef003e {
  border: 2px solid #ef003e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef003e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 0 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef003e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef003e, #ef3a00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef003e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 0 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.65 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.13 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.57 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.78 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.53 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.99 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.48 #10ffc1 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ef003e  rgb(239, 0, 62)  hsl(344, 100%, 47%)  Crimson
#00efb1  rgb(0, 239, 177)  hsl(164, 100%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#3eef00  rgb(62, 239, 0)  hsl(104, 100%, 47%)  Neon Green
#003eef  rgb(0, 62, 239)  hsl(224, 100%, 47%)  Persian Blue