HEX Color #D30042 (Crimson)

About #D30042

The hex code #D30042 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Crimson. Its digital footprint relies on 211 parts red, 0 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 341.2° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 41.4% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#D30042

RGB211, 0, 66

HSL341.2°, 100.0%, 41.4%

CMYK0%, 100%, 69%, 17%

HSV341.2°, 100.0%, 82.7%

LAB44.6, 71.0, 26.5

XYZ27.8, 14.2, 6.4

Decimal13828162

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#D30042 #00D391

Analogous

#D300AB #D32700

Triadic

#41D300 #0041D3

Tetradic

#ABD300 #00D391 #2700D3

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#D30042

#D71C57

#DC386C

#E15581

#E67196

#EB8DAB

#F0AAC0

#F5C6D5

#FAE2EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#D30042

#BB003A

#A40033

#8C002C

#750024

#5D001D

#460016

#2E000E

#170007

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.46:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.85:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.22:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.27:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #D30042; }

.text-color { color: #D30042; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #D30042; }

Similar Colors

Crimson

#DC143C