Crimson (F15F86) — 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 #F15F86

RGB rgb(241, 95, 134)

HSL hsl(344°, 84%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:61% Y:44% K:5%

Luminance 0.2868

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.12:1

Aa — #F15F86

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.72:1

Aa — #F15F86

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F15F86 #5FF1CA

Analogous

#F15FCF #F15F86 #F1815F

Triadic

#F15F86 #86F15F #5F86F1

Split-comp.

#F15F86 #5FF181 #5FCFF1

Tetradic

#F15F86 #CFF15F #5FF1CA #815FF1

Monochromatic

#73112B #CC1E4D #E8688A #EF95AD #F9D7E0

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