Crimson (E42F69) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"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 #E42F69

RGB rgb(228, 47, 105)

HSL hsl(341°, 77%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:79% Y:54% K:11%

Luminance 0.1938

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.28:1

Aa — #E42F69

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.91:1

Aa — #E42F69

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E42F69 #2FE4AB

Analogous

#E42FC3 #E42F69 #E4502F

Triadic

#E42F69 #69E42F #2F69E4

Split-comp.

#E42F69 #2FE450 #2FC3E4

Tetradic

#E42F69 #C3E42F #2FE4AB #502FE4

Monochromatic

#3C0C1B #911D41 #D83B6D #E1668D #EDA6BC

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