Guide to the Color Crimson
Dive deep into the color crimson.
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Crimson
#DC143C
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#DC143C
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Crimson color codes
Nail the exact color crimson in your design by using the code from any one of these systems for color identification.
| Hex | #DC143C |
|---|---|
| RGB | r: 220, g: 20, b: 60 |
| HSL | h: 348°, s: 83%, l: 47% |
| HSV | h: 348°, s: 91%, v: 86% |
| CMYK | c: 0%, m: 91%, y: 73%, k: 14% |
Crimson color palettes
Complementary
#DC143C
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#14DCB4
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Split Complementary
#14DC50
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#DC143C
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#14A0DC
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Triadic
#DC143C
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#3CDC14
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#143CDC
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Tetradic
#B414DC
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#DC143C
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#3CDC14
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#14DCB4
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Analogous
#B414DC
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#DC14A0
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#DC143C
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#DC5014
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#DCB414
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Monochromatic
#67091C
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#A20F2C
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#DC143C
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#EE4264
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#F37C94
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The color crimson in percentages
If you're identifying color for pretty much anything digital, you're working in an RGB colorspace. If the project you're working on requires percentage representation, crimson is made of 86% red, 8% green, and 24% blue.
If you're identifying color for a print project, you're most likely using a CMYK colorspace—the percentages are 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 73% yellow, 14% black.
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