Crimson Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Crimson (#DC143C), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#DC143C

#EA5A79

#11DDAA

#0F9D76

#6FE7DB

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
Crimson	`#DC143C`	220, 20, 60	348°, 83%, 47%	0, 91, 73, 14	57.1% 0.222 20
Highlighter Pink	`#EA5A79`	234, 90, 121	347°, 77%, 64%	0, 62, 48, 8	66.3% 0.179 10
Malted Mint Madness	`#11DDAA`	17, 221, 170	165°, 86%, 47%	92, 0, 23, 13	79.8% 0.159 168
Holly Green	`#0F9D76`	15, 157, 118	164°, 83%, 34%	90, 0, 25, 38	61.9% 0.124 167
Turquoise Chalk	`#6FE7DB`	111, 231, 219	174°, 71%, 67%	52, 0, 5, 9	85.6% 0.110 187

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #DC143C on #6FE7DB	3.36:1	AA large
Aa #DC143C on #11DDAA	2.84:1	—
Aa #0F9D76 on #6FE7DB	2.31:1	—
Aa #EA5A79 on #6FE7DB	2.27:1	—
Aa #11DDAA on #0F9D76	1.96:1	—
Aa #EA5A79 on #11DDAA	1.92:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #dc143c; /* Crimson */
  --color-2: #ea5a79; /* Highlighter Pink */
  --color-3: #11ddaa; /* Malted Mint Madness */
  --color-4: #0f9d76; /* Holly Green */
  --color-5: #6fe7db; /* Turquoise Chalk */
}

Other schemes from Crimson

More medium red complementary color schemes

Questions

What colors go with Crimson?

In a complementary scheme: Highlighter Pink (#EA5A79), Malted Mint Madness (#11DDAA), Holly Green (#0F9D76), Turquoise Chalk (#6FE7DB).

What is the hex code of Crimson?

#DC143C.