#AE2859Deep Crimson

#AE2859 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.

#AE2859
CSS Namebrown (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#fef2f4
100#fbe3e8
200#fbcad5
300#f8a5b8
400#ed7697
500#df517e
600#c93e6d
700#ac2c59
800#91224a
900#7c1b3e
950#4c0d24

Accessibility

Contrast on white
6.47:1
Contrast on black
3.25:1
  • 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 4.1); /* #fef2f4 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.027 4.1); /* #fbe3e8 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.056 4.1); /* #fbcad5 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.101 4.1); /* #f8a5b8 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.15 4.1); /* #ed7697 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.181 4.1); /* #df517e */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.177 4.1); /* #c93e6d */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.167 4.1); /* #ac2c59 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.148 4.1); /* #91224a */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.134 4.1); /* #7c1b3e */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.094 4.1); /* #4c0d24 */
}

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