#BC0042 — Deep Vivid Crimson
#BC0042 is a deep vivid crimson in the Crimson family. In practice it looks like a bold, saturated 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.
#BC0042
Tints and shades (50–950)
Accessibility
Contrast on white
6.53:1
Contrast on black
3.22:1
- 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 0.014 13.3); /* #fff2f3 */
--brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.032 13.3); /* #ffe2e4 */
--brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.061 13.3); /* #ffc9cd */
--brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.111 13.3); /* #ffa2ab */
--brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.176 13.3); /* #fc6b82 */
--brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.212 13.3); /* #ef3e65 */
--brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.208 13.3); /* #d82854 */
--brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.195 13.3); /* #b90e43 */
--brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.174 13.3); /* #9c0636 */
--brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.157 13.3); /* #86012d */
--brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.11 13.3); /* #520119 */
}