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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 #C90D3C
RGB rgb(201, 13, 60)
HSL hsl(345°, 88%, 42%)
CMYK C:0% M:94% Y:70% K:21%
Luminance 0.13
WCAG Accessibility
On white 5.82:1
Aa — #C90D3C
Secondary text
✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 3.61:1
Aa — #C90D3C
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#C90D3C #0DC99A
Analogous
#C90D9A #C90D3C #C93C0D
Triadic
#C90D3C #3CC90D #0D3CC9
Split-comp.
#C90D3C #0DC93C #0D9AC9
Tetradic
#C90D3C #9AC90D #0DC99A #3C0DC9
Monochromatic
#F5ADBF #EA5378 #BF1841 #911232 #4D0A1A
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Dark Red
#8B0000
Imperial Red
#E63946
Indian Red
#CD5C5C
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