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#EC0041

#ec0041 ≈ Crimson

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec0041 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 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 72.46% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 343.47°, 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 3.06.

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Web safe#ff0033
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Relative luminance0.1821

Complementary

  1. #ec0041
  2. #00ecab

Split complementary

  1. #ec0041
  2. #00ec35
  3. #00b7ec

Analogous

  1. #ec00b7
  2. #ec0041
  3. #ec3500

Triadic

  1. #ec0041
  2. #41ec00
  3. #0041ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec0041
  2. #ecab00
  3. #00ecab
  4. #0041ec

Square

  1. #ec0041
  2. #b7ec00
  3. #00ecab
  4. #3500ec

Monochromatic

  1. #530017
  2. #9f002c
  3. #ec0041
  4. #ff3970
  5. #ff86a7

Shades

#ec0041 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec0041
  2. #d4003b
  3. #bd0034
  4. #a5002e
  5. #8e0027
  6. #760021
  7. #5e001a
  8. #470014
  9. #2f000d
  10. #180007
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec0041 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec0041
  2. #ee1a54
  3. #f03367
  4. #f24d7a
  5. #f4668d
  6. #f680a0
  7. #f799b3
  8. #f9b3c6
  9. #fbccd9
  10. #fde6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec0041 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec0041
  2. #e10d47
  3. #d61a4e
  4. #cc2654
  5. #c1335a
  6. #b64061
  7. #ab4d67
  8. #a05a6d
  9. #966673
  10. #8b737a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 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 #605a41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948639 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab4641 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be693d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb0033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec0041 {
  color: #ec0041;
}
Background
.bg-ec0041 {
  background-color: #ec0041;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec0041 {
  border: 2px solid #ec0041;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec0041;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 0 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec0041 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec0041, #ec3500);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec0041 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 0 65 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.06 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.27 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.55 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.96 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.66 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.15 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 7.26 #13ffbe Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Crimson
#ec0041  rgb(236, 0, 65)  hsl(343, 100%, 46%)  Crimson
#00ecab  rgb(0, 236, 171)  hsl(163, 100%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#41ec00  rgb(65, 236, 0)  hsl(103, 100%, 46%)  Neon Green
#0041ec  rgb(0, 65, 236)  hsl(223, 100%, 46%)  Persian Blue