RED

Crimson

#DC143C

Conversions

HEX#DC143C

RGBrgb(220, 20, 60)

HSLhsl(348, 83%, 47%)

HSVhsv(348, 91%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 73%, 14%)

Copy CSS

color: #dc143c;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(220, 20, 60);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(348, 83%, 47%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 4.99 : 1

On ink blackFail · 3.84 : 1

Shades

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Pairings

About Crimson

Crimson is the hex color #DC143C, which translates to rgb(220, 20, 60) in RGB and hsl(348, 83%, 47%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 348 degrees, with a saturation of 83 percent and a lightness of 47 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.222 is high, so Crimson is one of the more vivid red tones here and is easy to overuse at large sizes.

How Crimson compares

Crimson is exactly the CSS keyword crimson, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is rose-600 (#EC003F), at a distance of 6.8. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Rich Carmine at 5.0. Sorted by lightness, Crimson is number 11 of the 18 red colors here.

Text on Crimson

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Crimson, led by White at 4.99:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Crimson already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Crimson. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	4.99:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	3.84:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	4.03:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Crimson

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Crimson for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Crimson

Format	Value
HEX	#DC143C
RGB	rgb(220, 20, 60)
HSL	hsl(348, 83%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(348, 91%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 91%, 73%, 14%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.12% 0.2219 20.09)
CIELAB	lab(47.04 70.92 33.60)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.