#DC557DCrimson

#DC557D is a 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.

#DC557D
CSS Namepalevioletred (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#fef2f4
100#fbe3e7
200#fbcad4
300#f8a5b7
400#ed7695
500#e0517c
600#c93f6b
700#ac2c58
800#912248
900#7c1b3d
950#4c0d23

Accessibility

Contrast on white
3.72:1
Contrast on black
5.64:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • 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 5); /* #fef2f4 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.027 5); /* #fbe3e7 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.056 5); /* #fbcad4 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.101 5); /* #f8a5b7 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.15 5); /* #ed7695 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.18 5); /* #e0517c */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.177 5); /* #c93f6b */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.166 5); /* #ac2c58 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.148 5); /* #912248 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.133 5); /* #7c1b3d */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.094 5); /* #4c0d23 */
}

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