#8A5259 — Deep Crimson
#8A5259 is a deep crimson in the Crimson family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium crimson, and it is also commonly known as Crimson, Cherry Red. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.
#8A5259
Tints and shades (50–950)
Accessibility
Contrast on white
6.12:1
Contrast on black
3.43:1
- AA (4.5:1) on whitePass
- AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
- AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
- AAA Large (4.5:1) on whitePass
- UI components (3:1) on whitePass
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Complementary palette
Analogous palette
Triadic palette
Copy-ready CSS
brand-scale.css
:root {
--brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.006 12); /* #f9f4f4 */
--brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.012 12); /* #f2e7e8 */
--brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.025 12); /* #e9d3d5 */
--brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.044 12); /* #dbb5b9 */
--brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.066 12); /* #c79297 */
--brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.079 12); /* #b6777e */
--brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.077 12); /* #a2666d */
--brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.073 12); /* #895359 */
--brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.065 12); /* #73444a */
--brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.059 12); /* #62393e */
--brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.041 12); /* #3b2024 */
}