Information about Deep Crimson color
Basic facts about this digital color
A pure, full-strength warm red, #590016 stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Scarlet (#560319). Slightly further away sit Deep Amaranth (#59000B) and Deep Raspberry (#590021).
The recipe behind #590016 is rgb(89, 0, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #590016: 14.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Deep Crimson" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Deep Crimson color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Deep Crimson color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Deep Crimson color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Deep Crimson color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Deep Crimson color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Deep Crimson color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Deep Crimson color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Deep Crimson
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#560319
#59000B
#590021
#52001F
#4D0211
#520C17
#5F0609
#610C1D
#65000B
#541012
#58111A
#6D0016
Deep Crimson color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#590016
- RGB89, 0, 22
- CMYK0, 35, 26, 65
- CSSrgb(89, 0, 22)
- HSL345°, 100%, 17%
- HSL Precise345.169°, 100%, 17.451%
- HSV345°, 100%, 35%
- HSB345°, 100%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
- GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.000, 0.086)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.000, 0.086, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.000, 0.086)
- Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB0%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID590016
- DECIMAL ID5832726
- Name Length12
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- Counting from2025-01-01
