Crimson (EE4769) — 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 #EE4769

RGB rgb(238, 71, 105)

HSL hsl(348°, 83%, 61%)

CMYK C:0% M:70% Y:56% K:7%

Luminance 0.2358

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.66:1

Aa — #EE4769

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.74:1

Aa — #EE4769

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EE4769 #49EECD

Analogous

#EE49BD #EE4769 #EE7B49

Triadic

#EE4769 #6AEE49 #496AEE

Split-comp.

#EE4769 #49EE7B #49BDEE

Tetradic

#EE4769 #BDEE49 #49EECD #7B49EE

Monochromatic

#5D0E1E #B51C3B #E45370 #EB7F95 #F5C1CC

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