All About Color Crimson

#DC143C

Crimson is a deep, intense red color, resembling the color of crimson fabric. It's a bold and passionate color, perfect for creating a dramatic and luxurious space.

About Crimson

Crimson is a medium red color with the hex code #DC143C. In RGB it is red 220, green 20, blue 60; in HSL it is hue 348°, saturation 83%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 0%, 91%, 73%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 4.99:1 on white and 4.21:1 on black.

#DC143C Color Conversion

Hex tripletDC, 14, 3C
CMYK0.00%, 90.91%, 72.73%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal220, 20, 60
HSL348°, 83%, 47%
RGB Octal334, 24, 74
HSV (HSB)348.00°, 90.91%, 86.27%
RGB Binary11011100, 10100, 111100
CIE-L*AB47.03, 70.94, 33.59
RGB Percent86.27%, 7.84%, 23.53%
CIE-L*CH47.03, 78.49, 25.34
XYZ30.58, 16.04, 5.76
CIE-L*UV47.03, 138.28, 19.65
xyY0.58, 0.31, 16.04
Hunter-Lab40.05, 66.20, 19.51
RYB86.27%, 7.84%, 23.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DC143C on a dark background: contrast 4.21:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#DC143C on a light background: contrast 4.99:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Crimson, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Crimson. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#DC143C · #F05C79 · #870D25 · #14DBB4 · #5CF0D2

Analogous palette

#B414DB · #DB14A0 · #DC143C · #DB5014 · #DBB414

Triadic palette

#DC143C · #3CDB14 · #143CDB · #F05C79 · #79F05C

Tetradic palette

#DC143C · #A0DB14 · #14DBB4 · #5014DB · #870D25

Monochromatic palette

#4F0716 · #950E29 · #DC143C · #EF4E6E · #F594A7

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