Crimson color: hex codes, shades and palettes

Palettes built around crimson. Click any swatch to copy its hex code.

Crimson is #DC143C — vivid red. Below are its shades with hex codes, the values in every common format, and crimson color palettes to copy.

#AEBE61

#009AC2

#FF92A6

#75CE61

#9A4753

#C85D4E

#F7753E

#F9AC7B

#B1E3D8

#C0DCDD

#DFCDDD

#EEC1BB

#7F656B

#884F4D

#D5B2A4

#6D5130

#82E8EA

#B4C2FF

#FFA9B2

#B8C85C

#2C1223

#34262C

#4C3038

#5F4041

#E19897

#D88E78

#16BA96

#49A4CE

#CE8E86

#B08F81

#CBADAA

#86ACA9

#66CF85

#7CBB9A

#B4B0EC

#FFBAC4

#F3B7CF

#DE7A87

#E45F64

#DC7D5F

#E9E1EE

#F5E9F1

#FEE0EB

#FFEBEA

#899FA6

#CCE4F0

#57A7B4

#CD9393

#F88674

#653D2C

#E27B72

#6EA7CC

#FF9C96

#673A29

#70BCAC

#1DB3EB

#33B09A

#007A72

#CD698C

#D47E8F

#009173

#4ECEC4

#B55E86

#B74964

#CB8270

#B07153

#94614A

#8A4702

#E9D3D2

#E7D7CF

#FDEFE0

#E0DCC7

#D1ACAA

#BC9E95

#76B29A

#8DB4D1

#F4968B

#7CAF63

#9B9DE1

#D98A56

#68E7D2

#6382E2

#FFAABA

#E5CC53

#F5E9FF

#DFCEDC

#E4CCD7

#EFCCD2

#D9644D

#B46D30

#8C6A00

#818505

#DEB1A4

#F3B384

#365A67

#82BBE1

Crimson hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH

#DC143C

HEX: #DC143C
RGB: rgb(220, 20, 60)
HSL: hsl(348, 83%, 47%)
OKLCH: oklch(57.1% 0.222 20.1)
On white: 4.99:1
On black: 4.21:1

Shades of crimson

Eleven steps from one base color, generated in OKLCH so each step is an equal perceived step rather than an equal numeric one. Click a swatch to copy it.

Contrast and readability

Crimson on white measures 4.99:1 and on black 4.21:1. WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1 on normal text and 3:1 on large text and UI components, so the higher of those two decides which background it belongs on. In the scale above, 500 is the first to clear 4.5:1 on white, at 5.92:1.

The contrast checker reports every level for a given pair and suggests the nearest passing shade on the same hue. The color picker builds this same scale from any color you paste in.

Related colors:red, maroon, burgundy, salmon, wine. See every shade on the colors index.

Crimson color: hex codes, shades and palettes

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Crimson hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH

Shades of crimson

Contrast and readability