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#E00A42

#e00a42 ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e00a42 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 3.92% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.54% magenta, 70.54% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 344.3°, with 91.45% saturation and 45.88% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.1646

Complementary

  1. #e00a42
  2. #0ae0a8

Split complementary

  1. #e00a42
  2. #0ae03d
  3. #0aade0

Analogous

  1. #e00aad
  2. #e00a42
  3. #e03d0a

Triadic

  1. #e00a42
  2. #42e00a
  3. #0a42e0

Tetradic

  1. #e00a42
  2. #e0a80a
  3. #0ae0a8
  4. #0a42e0

Square

  1. #e00a42
  2. #ade00a
  3. #0ae0a8
  4. #3d0ae0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0317
  2. #97072c
  3. #e00a42
  4. #f64070
  5. #fa89a7

Shades

#e00a42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e00a42
  2. #ca093b
  3. #b30835
  4. #9d072e
  5. #860628
  6. #700521
  7. #5a041a
  8. #430314
  9. #2d020d
  10. #160107
  11. #000000

Tints

#e00a42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e00a42
  2. #e32355
  3. #e63b68
  4. #e9547b
  5. #ec6c8e
  6. #f085a1
  7. #f39db3
  8. #f6b6c6
  9. #f9ced9
  10. #fce7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e00a42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e00a42
  2. #d61648
  3. #cd224e
  4. #c32d55
  5. #ba395b
  6. #b04561
  7. #a65167
  8. #9d5d6d
  9. #936874
  10. #8a747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95961 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5642 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7f3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f70029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24442 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4653e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e00a42 {
  color: #e00a42;
}
Background
.bg-e00a42 {
  background-color: #e00a42;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-e00a42 {
  border: 2px solid #e00a42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e00a42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 10 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e00a42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e00a42, #e03d0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e00a42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 10 66 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.78 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.52 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.28 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.30 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.57 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.69 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.72 #1ff5bd Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Crimson
#e00a42  rgb(224, 10, 66)  hsl(344, 91%, 46%)  Crimson
#0ae0a8  rgb(10, 224, 168)  hsl(164, 91%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#42e00a  rgb(66, 224, 10)  hsl(104, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0a42e0  rgb(10, 66, 224)  hsl(224, 91%, 46%)  Persian Blue