Palettes / Colors / #DC143C

#DC143C — Vivid Red

#DC143C is the named color Crimson. It belongs to the red family.

#DC143C is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #14DBB4; it also sits naturally between #DB14A0 and #DB5014. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 8% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 73% · Key 14%

Previews

CSS code for #DC143C

.text { color: #DC143C; }
.background { background-color: #DC143C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC143C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 20, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 83%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC143C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 20, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC143C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 20, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC143C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC143C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC143C

Tints of #DC143C

Tones of #DC143C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #14DBB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC143C: #FFFFFF.

How #DC143C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #DC143C

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DC143B  ·  #DC143D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC143C?

#DC143C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 220, 20, 60). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC143C?

#DC143C is RGB 220, 20, 60 — HSL 348°, 83%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 73%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC143C?

Its complement is #14DBB4; analogous partners are #DB14A0 and #DB5014. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC143C for text?

White text on #DC143C has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.21:1.