#AE245DDeep Crimson

#AE245D 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.

#AE245D
CSS Namebrown (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#fef2f5
100#fbe3e8
200#fbcad6
300#f9a4bb
400#ee749b
500#e04e83
600#ca3c72
700#ad295e
800#92204e
900#7d1841
950#4c0c26

Accessibility

Contrast on white
6.54:1
Contrast on black
3.21:1
  • 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 1.6); /* #fef2f5 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.028 1.6); /* #fbe3e8 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.058 1.6); /* #fbcad6 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.104 1.6); /* #f9a4bb */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.155 1.6); /* #ee749b */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.186 1.6); /* #e04e83 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.183 1.6); /* #ca3c72 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.171 1.6); /* #ad295e */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.153 1.6); /* #92204e */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.138 1.6); /* #7d1841 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.097 1.6); /* #4c0c26 */
}

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