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#E00A3D

#e00a3d ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00a3d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 72.77% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 345.7°, 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 0.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.164

Complementary

  1. #e00a3d
  2. #0ae0ad

Split complementary

  1. #e00a3d
  2. #0ae042
  3. #0aa8e0

Analogous

  1. #e00aa8
  2. #e00a3d
  3. #e0420a

Triadic

  1. #e00a3d
  2. #3de00a
  3. #0a3de0

Tetradic

  1. #e00a3d
  2. #e0ad0a
  3. #0ae0ad
  4. #0a3de0

Square

  1. #e00a3d
  2. #a8e00a
  3. #0ae0ad
  4. #420ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0315
  2. #970729
  3. #e00a3d
  4. #f6406c
  5. #fa89a4

Shades

#e00a3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00a3d
  2. #ca0937
  3. #b30831
  4. #9d072b
  5. #860625
  6. #70051f
  7. #5a0418
  8. #430312
  9. #2d020c
  10. #160106
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00a3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00a3d
  2. #e32350
  3. #e63b64
  4. #e95477
  5. #ec6c8b
  6. #f0859e
  7. #f39db1
  8. #f6b6c5
  9. #f9ced8
  10. #fce7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00a3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00a3d
  2. #d61644
  3. #cd224a
  4. #c32d51
  5. #ba3958
  6. #b0455f
  7. #a65165
  8. #9d5d6c
  9. #936873
  10. #8a7479
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c563d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7f36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f70026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2433d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46539 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00a3d {
  color: #e00a3d;
}
Background
.bg-e00a3d {
  background-color: #e00a3d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00a3d {
  border: 2px solid #e00a3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00a3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 10 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00a3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00a3d, #e0420a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00a3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 10 61 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 0.72 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.32 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.24 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.64 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.02 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.08 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.63 #1ff5c2 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e00a3d  rgb(224, 10, 61)  hsl(346, 91%, 46%)  Crimson
#0ae0ad  rgb(10, 224, 173)  hsl(166, 91%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#3de00a  rgb(61, 224, 10)  hsl(106, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0a3de0  rgb(10, 61, 224)  hsl(226, 91%, 46%)  Persian Blue