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#dc143c

Crimson Color

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A deep, slightly blue-leaning red named after the kermes insect dye historically used to produce it.

Nearest Tailwind class rose-600 #ec003f · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#dc143c

RGB

rgb(220, 20, 60)

HSL

hsl(348, 83.3%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 90.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 90.9%, 72.7%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(47.04, 70.92, 33.6)

LCH

lch(47.04, 78.48, 25.35)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.2219, 20.08)

HWB

hwb(348, 7.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#14dcb4

Analogous

#dc14a0

#dc143c

#dc5014

Triadic

#dc143c

#3cdc14

#143cdc

Split-complementary

#dc143c

#14dc50

#14a0dc

Tetradic

#dc143c

#dcb414

#14dcb4

#143cdc

Square

#dc143c

#a0dc14

#14dcb4

#5014dc

Shades

Crimson Color mixed toward black.

#b71132

#930d28

#6e0a1e

#490714

#25030a

Tints

Crimson Color mixed toward white.

#ec3156

#f05a78

#f4839a

#f7adbc

#fbd6dd

Tones

Crimson Color mixed toward gray.

#cb2546

#bb3550

#aa465a

#995764

#89676e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.21:1

White text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abaa35 · ΔE 56.6

Deuteranopia

#b3bc34 · ΔE 62

Tritanopia

#d72f2e · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 28.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dc143c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dc143c]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Frequently asked questions

Crimson (#dc143c) is rgb(220, 20, 60) in RGB.

No, #dc143c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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