#AE255FDeep Crimson

#AE255F is a deep crimson in the Crimson family. In practice it looks like a warm, balanced 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.

#AE255F
CSS Namemediumvioletred (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#fef2f5
100#fbe3e9
200#fbcad7
300#f8a4bd
400#ee749d
500#e04e85
600#c93c74
700#ac2a5f
800#91204f
900#7c1943
950#4c0c26

Accessibility

Contrast on white
6.50:1
Contrast on black
3.23:1
  • 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 0.013 0.7); /* #fef2f5 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.028 0.7); /* #fbe3e9 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.058 0.7); /* #fbcad7 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.104 0.7); /* #f8a4bd */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.154 0.7); /* #ee749d */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.186 0.7); /* #e04e85 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.182 0.7); /* #c93c74 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.171 0.7); /* #ac2a5f */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.152 0.7); /* #91204f */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.138 0.7); /* #7c1943 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.097 0.7); /* #4c0c26 */
}

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