Crimson

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 4.99:1 contrast and passes AA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#DC143CsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(220, 20, 60)screen channels

HSLhsl(348, 83%, 47%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 73%, 14%)approximate process color

Tailwindrose-600nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAA4.99:1

Black textlarge text4.21:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#4A191A

#901E2B

#DC143C

#F17676

#FCB9B6

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#DC14A0

#DC143C

#DC5014

Triadic

#DC143C

#3CDC14

#143CDC

Complement

#DC143C

#14DCB4

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-crimson: #DC143C;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-crimson);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue25°

Lightness47 L*

Chroma78.5

Luminance0.160