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#EA2540

#ea2540 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea2540 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 14.51% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.19% magenta, 72.65% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 351.78°, with 82.43% saturation and 53.14% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.1919

Complementary

  1. #ea2540
  2. #25eacf

Split complementary

  1. #ea2540
  2. #25ea6d
  3. #25a2ea

Analogous

  1. #ea25a2
  2. #ea2540
  3. #ea6d25

Triadic

  1. #ea2540
  2. #40ea25
  3. #2540ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea2540
  2. #eacf25
  3. #25eacf
  4. #2540ea

Square

  1. #ea2540
  2. #a2ea25
  3. #25eacf
  4. #6d25ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0a18
  2. #b11127
  3. #ea2540
  4. #f16b7d
  5. #f7b1ba

Shades

#ea2540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea2540
  2. #d3213a
  3. #bb1e33
  4. #a41a2d
  5. #8c1626
  6. #751320
  7. #5e0f1a
  8. #460b13
  9. #2f070d
  10. #170406
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea2540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea2540
  2. #ec3b53
  3. #ee5166
  4. #f06679
  5. #f27c8c
  6. #f592a0
  7. #f7a8b3
  8. #f9bec6
  9. #fbd3d9
  10. #fde9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea2540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea2540
  2. #df2e46
  3. #d5374d
  4. #ca4053
  5. #c0495a
  6. #b55360
  7. #aa5c66
  8. #a0656d
  9. #956e73
  10. #8b777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b26267 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #675f3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968839 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4e3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6e3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f80038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea2540 {
  color: #ea2540;
}
Background
.bg-ea2540 {
  background-color: #ea2540;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea2540 {
  border: 2px solid #ea2540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea2540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 37 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea2540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea2540, #ea6d25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea2540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 37 64 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.04 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 4.26 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.32 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.01 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.18 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.32 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.67 #15dabf Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ea2540  rgb(234, 37, 64)  hsl(352, 82%, 53%)  Crimson
#25eacf  rgb(37, 234, 207)  hsl(172, 82%, 53%)  Turquoise
#40ea25  rgb(64, 234, 37)  hsl(112, 82%, 53%)  Neon Green
#2540ea  rgb(37, 64, 234)  hsl(232, 82%, 53%)  Iris