What color is #DC143C?

#DC143C is a vivid red known as Crimson. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crimson?

The RGB value is 220, 20, 60: 220 red, 20 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crimson?

The complementary color is #14DCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC143C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crimson color: hex code #DC143C

#DC143C rgb(220, 20, 60)

Shades of red

Crimson has the hex code #DC143C. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 7.8% green and 23.5% blue (220, 20, 60).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 83% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 73% yellow and 14% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword crimson.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

Crimson (#DC143C) color codes

HEX	`#DC143C`
RGB	`rgb(220, 20, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 7.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 83%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 91%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 73%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.04, 70.92, 33.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.04, 78.48, 25.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.585, 16.047, 5.761)`
Decimal	`14423100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crimson, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DC143C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#DC143C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DC143C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc143c; }
.text { color: #dc143c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc143c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 20 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc143c, #dc5014); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DC143C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DC143C?: #DC143C is a vivid red known as Crimson. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crimson?: The RGB value is 220, 20, 60: 220 red, 20 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crimson?: The complementary color is #14DCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC143C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.