#C1979C — Crimson

#C1979C is a 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.

#C1979C
CSS Namerosybrown (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f8f4f5
100#efe8e8
200#e4d5d6
300#d3b9bc
400#bc979b
500#a97e84
600#966d72
700#7e595e
800#694a4e
900#5a3e42
950#352326

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.57:1
Contrast on black
8.17:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.004 10.4); /* #f8f4f5 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.008 10.4); /* #efe8e8 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.017 10.4); /* #e4d5d6 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.03 10.4); /* #d3b9bc */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.044 10.4); /* #bc979b */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.053 10.4); /* #a97e84 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.052 10.4); /* #966d72 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.049 10.4); /* #7e595e */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.044 10.4); /* #694a4e */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.039 10.4); /* #5a3e42 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.028 10.4); /* #352326 */
}

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