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Crimson / #dc143c Hex Color Code

#dc143c Paint ChipThe color crimson with hexadecimal color code #dc143c is a shade of pink-red. In the RGB color model #dc143c is comprised of 86.27% red, 7.84% green and 23.53% blue. In the HSL color space #dc143c has a hue of 348° (degrees), 83% saturation and 47% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 627.12 nm.

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#dc143c linear gradient to complementary #00c8f0

  1. #dc143c
  2. #d44b57
  3. #c96b74
  4. #b98591
  5. #a09cb0
  6. #7ab3d0
  7. #00c8f0

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #c2002a
  2. #ca0030
  3. #d30036
  4. #dc143c
  5. #e52342
  6. #ee2f48
  7. #f7394f

Tones

  1. #dc143c
  2. #cf3846
  3. #c14b4f
  4. #b15a59
  5. #a16563
  6. #8e6f6e
  7. #787878

Tints and Shades

#dc143c to white

  1. #dc143c
  2. #e95159
  3. #f37778
  4. #fa9b98
  5. #ffbcb9
  6. #ffdedb
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#dc143c to black

  1. #dc143c
  2. #b51b33
  3. #8f1c2a
  4. #6a1b21
  5. #481718
  6. #28110f
  7. #000000 / #000

Paints

Similar Paints

  1. Humbrol

    1. ★ 19 Bright Red
      #de1738       ΔE = 1.394 / LRV ≈ 16.4%

  2. Pantone / PMS

    1. ★ 199
      #d61c38       ΔE = 1.423 / LRV ≈ 15.4%
    2. ★ 192
      #e30d40       ΔE = 1.514 / LRV ≈ 17.0%

  3. Toyo Ink

    1. ★ CF10071
      #d9073d       ΔE = 1.440 / LRV ≈ 15.2%
    2. CF10069
      #d4003a       ΔE = 2.512 / LRV ≈ 14.3%

  4. TRUMATCH

    1. ★ 2-a1
      #dd0040       ΔE = 1.681 / LRV ≈ 15.7%
    2. ★ 2-a
      #e60042       ΔE = 2.199 / LRV ≈ 17.2%

  5. Focoltone

    1. ★ 2285
      #e6003c       ΔE = 1.771 / LRV ≈ 17.2%
    2. 2291
      #e60036       ΔE = 2.410 / LRV ≈ 17.1%

  6. Chrysler

    1. ★ Cameo Red
      #dc273c       ΔE = 1.866 / LRV ≈ 17.0%

  7. Duron

    1. ★ Real Red
      #dc1c35       ΔE = 2.187 / LRV ≈ 16.3%
    2. Lusty Red
      #cd303b       ΔE = 2.814 / LRV ≈ 15.4%

  8. Caparol

    1. 49 50 360 / Pink 10
      #d42044       ΔE = 2.433 / LRV ≈ 15.5%

  9. Model Master

    1. Model Master 2733
      #d33348       ΔE = 2.729 / LRV ≈ 16.7%

  10. Opaltone / OMS

    1. 4285
      #d13745       ΔE = 2.753 / LRV ≈ 16.7%

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#dc143c HTML / CSS Code Examples

#dc143c foreground

The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.

Paul Strand
<p style="color: #dc143c">…</p>

#dc143c background

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Henry Ward Beecher
<p style="background-color: #dc143c">…</p>

#dc143c shadow

The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.

Alberto Giacometti
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #dc143c">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
14423100
Binary
11011100, 00010100, 00111100
Hexadecimal
#dc143c
LRV
≈ 16.0%
Closest short hex
#d24 ΔE = 1.726
RGB
rgb(220, 20, 60)
RGBA
rgba(220, 20, 60, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.733, g: 0.067, b: 0.200
RYB
red: 86.275%, yellow: 7.843%, blue: 23.529%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-2354116 / 0xffdc143c
HSL
hsl(348, 83%, 47%)
HSLA
hsla(348, 83%, 47%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 348° (348.000), saturation: 91% (0.909), value: 86% (0.863)
HSP
hue: 348.000, saturation: 90.909%, perceived brightness: 48.216%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 8.090, S: 95.343, L: 47.036
Cubehelix
H: -20.640, S: 1.347, L: 0.331
TSL
T: 4.141, S: 0.645, L: 0.331
CMYK
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 91% (0.909), yellow: 73% (0.727), key: 14% (0.137)
CMY
cyan: 14% (0.137), magenta: 92% (0.922), yellow: 76% (0.765)
XYZ
X: 30.585, Y: 16.047, Z: 5.761
xyY
x: 0.584, y: 0.306, Y: 16.047
CIELab
L: 47.036, a: 70.921, b: 33.600
CIELuv
L: 47.036, u: 138.253, v: 19.651
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 47.036, C: 78.478, H: 25.350
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 47.036, C: 139.643, H: 8.090
Hunter-Lab
L: 40.059, a: 66.180, b: 19.514
CIECAM02
J: 40.375, C: 90.285, h: 20.077, Q: 125.189, M: 78.953, s: 79.415, H: 399.933
OSA-UCS
lightness: -9.822, jaune: 3.624, green: -14.160
LMS
L: 28.371, M: 5.756, S: 5.976
YCbCr
Y: 88.500, Cb: 115.960, Cr: 212.960
YCgCo
Y: 80.000, Cg: -60.000, Co: 95.000
YDbDr
Y: 84.360, Db: -36.680, Dr: -257.920
YPbPr
Y: 65.480, Pb: -3.000, Pr: 98.160
xvYCC
Y: 72.236, Cb: 125.365, Cr: 214.227
YIQ
Y: 84.360, I: 106.293, Q: 54.737
YUV
Y: 84.360, U: -11.986, V: 119.000
Munsell Color System
5R 5/14 ΔE = 4.700
Brand Color
Meetup ΔE = 2.951

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