Crimson (EE5E7E) — 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 #EE5E7E

RGB rgb(238, 94, 126)

HSL hsl(347°, 81%, 65%)

CMYK C:0% M:61% Y:47% K:7%

Luminance 0.2776

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.21:1

Aa — #EE5E7E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.54:1

Aa — #EE5E7E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EE5E7E #5DEECF

Analogous

#EE5DC5 #EE5E7E #EE865D

Triadic

#EE5E7E #7DEE5D #5D7DEE

Split-comp.

#EE5E7E #5DEE86 #5DC5EE

Tetradic

#EE5E7E #C5EE5D #5DEECF #865DEE

Monochromatic

#6D1226 #C42145 #E56682 #ED92A6 #F8D3DB

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