Crimson (D73C5E) — 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 #D73C5E

RGB rgb(215, 60, 94)

HSL hsl(347°, 66%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:72% Y:56% K:16%

Luminance 0.1837

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.47:1

Aa — #D73C5E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.7:1

Aa — #D73C5E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D73C5E #3CD7B6

Analogous

#D73CAB #D73C5E #D7683C

Triadic

#D73C5E #5ED73C #3C5ED7

Split-comp.

#D73C5E #3CD768 #3CABD7

Tetradic

#D73C5E #ABD73C #3CD7B6 #683CD7

Monochromatic

#381018 #87263B #CB4864 #D77086 #E7ABB8

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