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#EB1237

#eb1237 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eb1237 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.34% magenta, 76.6% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 349.77°, with 85.77% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.1837

Complementary

  1. #eb1237
  2. #12ebc6

Split complementary

  1. #eb1237
  2. #12eb5a
  3. #12a4eb

Analogous

  1. #eb12a4
  2. #eb1237
  3. #eb5a12

Triadic

  1. #eb1237
  2. #37eb12
  3. #1237eb

Tetradic

  1. #eb1237
  2. #ebc612
  3. #12ebc6
  4. #1237eb

Square

  1. #eb1237
  2. #a4eb12
  3. #12ebc6
  4. #5a12eb

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0716
  2. #a40d26
  3. #eb1237
  4. #f25772
  5. #f89eae

Shades

#eb1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb1237
  2. #d41032
  3. #bc0e2c
  4. #a50d27
  5. #8d0b21
  6. #76091c
  7. #5e0716
  8. #470511
  9. #2f040b
  10. #180206
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb1237
  2. #ed2a4b
  3. #ef415f
  4. #f15973
  5. #f37187
  6. #f5899b
  7. #f7a0af
  8. #f9b8c3
  9. #fbd0d7
  10. #fde7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb1237
  2. #e01d3e
  3. #d62846
  4. #cb334d
  5. #c03e54
  6. #b6495c
  7. #ab5463
  8. #a05f6a
  9. #956a71
  10. #8b7579
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25e63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635b36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95862e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4836 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be6a32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb1237 {
  color: #eb1237;
}
Background
.bg-eb1237 {
  background-color: #eb1237;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb1237 {
  border: 2px solid #eb1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 86% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb1237, #eb5a12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.92 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 3.98 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.56 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.58 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.78 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.85 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.17 #14edc8 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Crimson
#eb1237  rgb(235, 18, 55)  hsl(350, 86%, 50%)  Crimson
#12ebc6  rgb(18, 235, 198)  hsl(170, 86%, 50%)  Turquoise
#37eb12  rgb(55, 235, 18)  hsl(110, 86%, 50%)  Neon Green
#1237eb  rgb(18, 55, 235)  hsl(230, 86%, 50%)  Han Purple