Explore properties, harmonies, and accessibility data for the color #DC143C. This medium shade of Redis widely used in modern design.
"Crimson (#DC143C) – deep passionate red. Alerts, sports, dramatic love & power themes."
Color #DC143C is mathematically represented by 220 red, 20 green, and 60 blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 348 degrees, 83% saturation, and 47% lightness.This color is officially recognized as "Crimson" and is one of the standard CSS named colors supported across all modern web browsers.
Depending on the vibrant 348 hue, this color belongs to the Red spectrum.Warm colors like this often represent passion, energy, and excitement. They are excellent for attention-grabbing elements like Call-to-Action buttons.
When using #DC143C in your projects, consider the accessibility of text to ensure your content is readable by everyone. The contrast ratio against white is 4.99:1, which is rated AA (Standard). Against black, the ratio is 4.21:1, rated Large Text Only.
Pro Tip: For optimal user experience, always ensure your primary text color has at least a 4.5:1 contrast ratio against the background color.