What colors make Crimson?
On this page, you will find the Crimson Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Crimson, color palettes, and related colors.
Crimson color code
The Crimson hex code is #DC143C. The Crimson hex code can be quantified in RGB values which represent the amount of Red, Green and Blue color channels. The RGB value is an estimated amount of red, green, and blue color to create the color Crimson. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #DC in Hex amounts to 86%
- Green: #14 in Hex amounts to 8%
- Blue: #3C in Hex amounts to 24%
Crimson in HSL
HSL is an acronym which stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. HSL was developed for television and standardized for computer displays.
Hue is the perceived color name. Saturation is the "colorfulness" relative to the color's brightness. Brightness is our human eye's quantifed perception of the spectral light distribution. Lightness is the color brightness relative to a perceived similarly illuminated white.
Brightness and "colorfulness" are absolute measures, while Lightness and and Saturation are relative measures.
Crimson is 348deg, 83%, 47% HSL.
- Hue: 348deg
- Saturation: 83%
- Light: 47%
Crimson color in CMYK color model
The CMYK color model is commonly used in printing. The CMYK acronym stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key. Where key is black. Since the black color is the absence of light, the CMYK is a subtractive color model. White light minus red is cyan, minus green is magenta, minus blue is yellow.
Crimson is 0% 91% 73% 14% CMYK.
- Cyan: 0%
- Magenta: 91%
- Yellow: 73%
- Key (or Black): 14%
Different shades of Crimson
According to its HSL value, Crimson contains about 47% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #FAD0D8 348deg, 83%, 90% 0%, 16%, 13%, 99%
- #F6A1B2 348deg, 83%, 80% 0%, 34%, 27%, 99%
- #F2728C 348deg, 83%, 70% 0%, 52%, 42%, 99%
- #EE4365 348deg, 83%, 60% 0%, 71%, 57%, 99%
- #E9153F 348deg, 83%, 50% 0%, 90%, 72%, 99%
- #BB1032 348deg, 83%, 40% 0%, 90%, 72%, 99%
- #8C0C26 348deg, 83%, 30% 0%, 90%, 72%, 99%
- #5D0819 348deg, 83%, 20% 0%, 90%, 72%, 99%
- #2E040C 348deg, 83%, 10% 0%, 90%, 72%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Crimson
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Crimson on text, we recommend you use white for the background.
The reason Crimson contrasts better with a white background is because Crimson has a degree of brightness of 47% which provides better contrast on a bright background.
The Crimson color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Crimson, but below is our favorite:
- Run Lola Run
#DA2811 - Cucumber Bomber
#BBDD11 - Green Priestess
#11DD55 - Caribbean Blue
#1AC1DD - Voluptuous Violet
#7711DD - Snake Fruit
#DB2217
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Crimson
- Gainsboro
#DCDCDC - April Showers
#DADEB5 - Jovial Jade
#88DDAA - Acapulco Dive
#65A7DD - Magenta Affair
#AA44DD - Red Pegasus
#DD0000
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Crimson:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #DC8213
- #DC133B
- #DC13D2
- #DC133B
- #DC139F
- #B313DC
- #21DC13
- #DCC113
- #DC133B
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #DCAA13
- #DC133B
- #BD13DC
- #1327DC
- #DC7413
- #DC133B
- #DC13C4
- #6A13DC
- #28DC13
- #DCBD13
- #DC133B
- #AA13DC
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #DC6013
- #DC133B
- #DC13B0
- #9213DC
- #1D13DC
- #DC7713
- #DC3113
- #DC133B
- #DC1382
- #DC13C8
- #DC133B
- #DC13AD
- #9913DC
- #2713DC
- #1371DC
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #DCC113
- #DC5613
- #DC133B
- #DC13A6
- #A613DC
- #3B13DC
- #13DCA3
- #13DC2E
- #6EDC13
- #DCD513
- #DC6013
- #DC133B
- #DC133B
- #DC1382
- #DC13C8
- #AA13DC
- #6313DC
- #1D13DC
You will find specific color values of Crimson on this page. For example, the Crimson HEX color code is #DC143C. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Crimson are:
- Rare Red color code is (221.0, 17.0, 51.0).
- Rubylicious color code is (219.0, 20.0, 89.0).
- Piercing Red color code is (221.0, 17.0, 34.0).
- Debian Red color code is (215.0, 10.0, 83.0).
- Last Warning color code is (211.0, 15.0, 63.0).
- Ruby color code is (224.0, 17.0, 95.0).
- Rich Red color code is (225.0, 18.0, 24.0).
- Red Hot Chili Pepper color code is (219.0, 29.0, 39.0).
- Incubation Red color code is (218.0, 29.0, 56.0).
- Vermilion Scarlet color code is (209.0, 6.0, 43.0).
These values can help you match the specific shade and find complementary colors. Looking for a different shade of purple? Our color mixer expertly generates nine different shades and eighteen color variances.
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A third component we provide on this page is color shades. For example, shades of Crimson include Rare Red, Rubylicious, Piercing Red, Debian Red, Last Warning, Ruby, Rich Red, Red Hot Chili Pepper, Incubation Red, and Vermilion Scarlet. We offer nine tints and shades for each color. A color shade is found by adjusting the color saturation to find a darker hue. A color tint is a lighter color. For example, pink is a tint of red.
