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Crimson — #DC143C

Also known as: Wild Rider Red

#DC143C, primarily known as Crimson (also called Wild Rider Red), is composed of 86% red, 8% green, and 24% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 73% yellow, 14% black. In HSL the hue angle is 348°, saturation 83%, and lightness 47%. The closest web-safe color is #CC0033.

Format Value Copy
HEX #DC143C
RGB rgb(220, 20, 60)
HSL hsl(348, 83.3%, 47.1%)
HSV hsv(348, 90.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK cmyk(0%, 90.9%, 72.7%, 13.7%)
OKLCH oklch(57.12% 0.2219 20.09)
HWB hwb(348 7.8% 13.7%)
LAB lab(47.9% 71.28 35.48)
LCH lch(47.9% 79.6 26.5)
OKLAB oklab(57.12% 0.2084 0.0762)
XYZ X 30.58 Y 16.05 Z 5.76
Web Safe #CC0033
RGB Percent 86.3%, 7.8%, 23.5%
Decimal 14423100

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On white

Sample

4.99:1

AA normal ✓ · AA large ✓

On black

Sample

4.21:1

AA normal ✗ · AA large ✓

Protanopia

67% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

70% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

92% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

66% similar

0.003% of population

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