Crimson (ED6183) — 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 #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #ED6183

RGB rgb(237, 97, 131)

HSL hsl(345°, 80%, 65%)

CMYK C:0% M:59% Y:45% K:7%

Luminance 0.283

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.16:1

Aa — #ED6183

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.64:1

Aa — #ED6183

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#ED6183 #5EEDC9

Analogous

#ED5EC9 #ED6183 #ED825E

Triadic

#ED6183 #82ED5E #5E82ED

Split-comp.

#ED6183 #5EED82 #5EC9ED

Tetradic

#ED6183 #C9ED5E #5EEDC9 #825EED

Monochromatic

#6C1329 #C3224B #E46787 #EC93A9 #F7D4DD

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