#AE2D48Deep Crimson

#AE2D48 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.

#AE2D48
CSS Namebrown (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#fef2f3
100#fbe3e5
200#fbcbcf
300#f8a6ae
400#ed7987
500#df556c
600#c9435b
700#ac3049
800#91263c
900#7c1e32
950#4c0f1c

Accessibility

Contrast on white
6.42:1
Contrast on black
3.27:1
  • 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 0.012 13.6); /* #fef2f3 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.026 13.6); /* #fbe3e5 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.054 13.6); /* #fbcbcf */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.097 13.6); /* #f8a6ae */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.144 13.6); /* #ed7987 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.173 13.6); /* #df556c */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.169 13.6); /* #c9435b */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.159 13.6); /* #ac3049 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.142 13.6); /* #91263c */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.128 13.6); /* #7c1e32 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.09 13.6); /* #4c0f1c */
}

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