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#CD293C

#cd293c ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd293c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 16.08% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 70.73% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 353.05°, with 66.67% saturation and 48.24% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1489

Complementary

  1. #cd293c
  2. #29cdba

Split complementary

  1. #cd293c
  2. #29cd68
  3. #298ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd298e
  2. #cd293c
  3. #cd6829

Triadic

  1. #cd293c
  2. #3ccd29
  3. #293ccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd293c
  2. #cdba29
  3. #29cdba
  4. #293ccd

Square

  1. #cd293c
  2. #8ecd29
  3. #29cdba
  4. #6829cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1017
  2. #8d1c29
  3. #cd293c
  4. #e06371
  5. #eda3ab

Shades

#cd293c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd293c
  2. #b92536
  3. #a42130
  4. #901d2a
  5. #7b1924
  6. #67151e
  7. #521018
  8. #3e0c12
  9. #29080c
  10. #150406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd293c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd293c
  2. #d23e50
  3. #d75463
  4. #dc6977
  5. #e17f8a
  6. #e6949e
  7. #eba9b1
  8. #f0bfc5
  9. #f5d4d8
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd293c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd293c
  2. #c53243
  3. #be3a4a
  4. #b64350
  5. #ae4c57
  6. #a7555e
  7. #9f5d65
  8. #97666c
  9. #8f6f72
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c585c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c553b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857836 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97483c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76239 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd293c {
  color: #cd293c;
}
Background
.bg-cd293c {
  background-color: #cd293c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd293c {
  border: 2px solid #cd293c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd293c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 41 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd293c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd293c, #cd6829);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd293c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 41 60 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.53 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.87 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.89 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.54 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.50 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.03 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.31 #32d6c3 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Crimson
#cd293c  rgb(205, 41, 60)  hsl(353, 67%, 48%)  Crimson
#29cdba  rgb(41, 205, 186)  hsl(173, 67%, 48%)  Turquoise
#3ccd29  rgb(60, 205, 41)  hsl(113, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#293ccd  rgb(41, 60, 205)  hsl(233, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue