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"Crimson"
Red · Winter
🧠 Psychology
Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.
✨ Uses
CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.
Tip
Crimson pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.
Values
HEX #C6103B
RGB rgb(198, 16, 59)
HSL hsl(346°, 85%, 42%)
CMYK C:0% M:92% Y:70% K:22%
Luminance 0.1264
WCAG Accessibility
On white 5.93:1
Aa — #C6103B
Secondary text
✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 3.54:1
Aa — #C6103B
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#C6103B #10C69C
Analogous
#C61096 #C6103B #C64110
Triadic
#C6103B #3BC610 #103BC6
Split-comp.
#C6103B #10C641 #1096C6
Tetradic
#C6103B #96C610 #10C69C #4110C6
Monochromatic
#F4AFBF #E75577 #BB1B40 #8F1431 #4C0B1A
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#DC143C
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#CD5C5C
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