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#E00A3E

#e00a3e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00a3e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 72.32% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 345.42°, 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 0.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1641

Complementary

  1. #e00a3e
  2. #0ae0ac

Split complementary

  1. #e00a3e
  2. #0ae041
  3. #0aa9e0

Analogous

  1. #e00aa9
  2. #e00a3e
  3. #e0410a

Triadic

  1. #e00a3e
  2. #3ee00a
  3. #0a3ee0

Tetradic

  1. #e00a3e
  2. #e0ac0a
  3. #0ae0ac
  4. #0a3ee0

Square

  1. #e00a3e
  2. #a9e00a
  3. #0ae0ac
  4. #410ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0315
  2. #97072a
  3. #e00a3e
  4. #f6406c
  5. #fa89a5

Shades

#e00a3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00a3e
  2. #ca0938
  3. #b30832
  4. #9d072b
  5. #860625
  6. #70051f
  7. #5a0419
  8. #430313
  9. #2d020c
  10. #160106
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00a3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00a3e
  2. #e32351
  3. #e63b65
  4. #e95478
  5. #ec6c8b
  6. #f0859f
  7. #f39db2
  8. #f6b6c5
  9. #f9ced8
  10. #fce7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00a3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00a3e
  2. #d61645
  3. #cd224b
  4. #c32d52
  5. #ba3958
  6. #b0455f
  7. #a65166
  8. #9d5d6c
  9. #936873
  10. #8a7479
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 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 #5c563e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7f37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f70027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2433e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4653a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00a3e {
  color: #e00a3e;
}
Background
.bg-e00a3e {
  background-color: #e00a3e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00a3e {
  border: 2px solid #e00a3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00a3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 10 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00a3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00a3e, #e0410a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00a3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 10 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 0.87 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.14 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.22 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.85 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.86 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.31 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.82 #1ff5c1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e00a3e  rgb(224, 10, 62)  hsl(345, 91%, 46%)  Crimson
#0ae0ac  rgb(10, 224, 172)  hsl(165, 91%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#3ee00a  rgb(62, 224, 10)  hsl(105, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0a3ee0  rgb(10, 62, 224)  hsl(225, 91%, 46%)  Persian Blue