HEX Color #D31D1D (Crimson)

About #D31D1D

The precise color #D31D1D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Crimson. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(211, 29, 29).

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 86% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#D31D1D

RGB211, 29, 29

HSL0.0°, 75.8%, 47.1%

CMYK0%, 86%, 86%, 17%

HSV0.0°, 86.3%, 82.7%

LAB45.4, 66.2, 48.4

XYZ27.5, 14.8, 2.6

Decimal13835549

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#D31D1D #1DD2D2

Analogous

#D21D78 #D2771D

Triadic

#1DD21D #1D1DD2

Tetradic

#78D21D #1DD2D2 #771DD2

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#D31D1D

#D73636

#DC4F4F

#E16868

#E68181

#EB9A9A

#F0B3B3

#F5CCCC

#FAE5E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#D31D1D

#BB1919

#A41616

#8C1313

#751010

#5D0C0C

#460909

#2E0606

#170303

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.30:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.96:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.06:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.37:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #D31D1D; }

.text-color { color: #D31D1D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #D31D1D; }

Similar Colors

Crimson

#DC143C