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#EC0040

#ec0040 ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0040 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 0% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 72.88% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 343.73°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.182

Complementary

  1. #ec0040
  2. #00ecac

Split complementary

  1. #ec0040
  2. #00ec36
  3. #00b6ec

Analogous

  1. #ec00b6
  2. #ec0040
  3. #ec3600

Triadic

  1. #ec0040
  2. #40ec00
  3. #0040ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0040
  2. #ecac00
  3. #00ecac
  4. #0040ec

Square

  1. #ec0040
  2. #b6ec00
  3. #00ecac
  4. #3600ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530017
  2. #9f002b
  3. #ec0040
  4. #ff396f
  5. #ff86a7

Shades

#ec0040 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0040
  2. #d4003a
  3. #bd0033
  4. #a5002d
  5. #8e0026
  6. #760020
  7. #5e001a
  8. #470013
  9. #2f000d
  10. #180006
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0040 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0040
  2. #ee1a53
  3. #f03366
  4. #f24d79
  5. #f4668c
  6. #f680a0
  7. #f799b3
  8. #f9b3c6
  9. #fbccd9
  10. #fde6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0040 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0040
  2. #e10d46
  3. #d61a4d
  4. #cc2653
  5. #c1335a
  6. #b64060
  7. #ab4d66
  8. #a05a6d
  9. #966673
  10. #8b737a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b25d65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605a40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948638 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4640 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be693b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0040 {
  color: #ec0040;
}
Background
.bg-ec0040 {
  background-color: #ec0040;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0040 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0040;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0040;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0040 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0040, #ec3600);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0040 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 64 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.02 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.48 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.67 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.77 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.79 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.99 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 7.01 #13ffbf Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ec0040  rgb(236, 0, 64)  hsl(344, 100%, 46%)  Crimson
#00ecac  rgb(0, 236, 172)  hsl(164, 100%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#40ec00  rgb(64, 236, 0)  hsl(104, 100%, 46%)  Neon Green
#0040ec  rgb(0, 64, 236)  hsl(224, 100%, 46%)  Persian Blue