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#E00A39

#e00a39 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00a39 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 3.92% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 74.55% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 346.82°, with 91.45% saturation and 45.88% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1636

Complementary

  1. #e00a39
  2. #0ae0b1

Split complementary

  1. #e00a39
  2. #0ae046
  3. #0aa4e0

Analogous

  1. #e00aa4
  2. #e00a39
  3. #e0460a

Triadic

  1. #e00a39
  2. #39e00a
  3. #0a39e0

Tetradic

  1. #e00a39
  2. #e0b10a
  3. #0ae0b1
  4. #0a39e0

Square

  1. #e00a39
  2. #a4e00a
  3. #0ae0b1
  4. #460ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0314
  2. #970726
  3. #e00a39
  4. #f64068
  5. #fa89a2

Shades

#e00a39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00a39
  2. #ca0933
  3. #b3082e
  4. #9d0728
  5. #860622
  6. #70051d
  7. #5a0417
  8. #430311
  9. #2d020b
  10. #160106
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00a39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00a39
  2. #e3234d
  3. #e63b61
  4. #e95474
  5. #ec6c88
  6. #f0859c
  7. #f39db0
  8. #f6b6c4
  9. #f9ced7
  10. #fce7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00a39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00a39
  2. #d61640
  3. #cd2247
  4. #c32d4e
  5. #ba3955
  6. #b0455d
  7. #a65164
  8. #9d5d6b
  9. #936872
  10. #8a7479
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9595f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5538 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7f31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f70024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24339 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46534 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00a39 {
  color: #e00a39;
}
Background
.bg-e00a39 {
  background-color: #e00a39;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00a39 {
  border: 2px solid #e00a39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00a39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 10 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00a39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00a39, #e0460a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00a39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 10 57 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.00 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.87 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.11 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.21 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.44 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.57 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.44 #1ff5c6 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e00a39  rgb(224, 10, 57)  hsl(347, 91%, 46%)  Crimson
#0ae0b1  rgb(10, 224, 177)  hsl(167, 91%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#39e00a  rgb(57, 224, 10)  hsl(107, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0a39e0  rgb(10, 57, 224)  hsl(227, 91%, 46%)  Persian Blue