HEX Color #C52449 (Crimson)

About #C52449

When working with digital screens, the color #C52449 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(197, 36, 73).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 82% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 346.2° hue, 69.1% saturation, and 45.7% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C52449

RGB197, 36, 73

HSL346.2°, 69.1%, 45.7%

CMYK0%, 82%, 63%, 23%

HSV346.2°, 81.7%, 77.3%

LAB43.7, 62.5, 20.5

XYZ24.9, 13.6, 7.6

Decimal12919881

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C52449 #24C49F

Analogous

#C42499 #C44F24

Triadic

#48C424 #2449C4

Tetradic

#99C424 #24C49F #4F24C4

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C52449

#CB3C5D

#D15471

#D86D85

#DE8599

#E59DAE

#EBB6C2

#F2CED6

#F8E6EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C52449

#AF2040

#991C38

#831830

#6D1428

#571020

#410C18

#2B0810

#150408

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.64:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.72:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.39:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.16:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C52449; }

.text-color { color: #C52449; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C52449; }

Similar Colors

Crimson

#DC143C