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Crimson (#DC143C)

Plain Crimson Background & Crimson Screen

Download a plain crimson background or crimson wallpaper (#DC143C, RGB(220, 20, 60)) as PNG, JPG or SVG in Full HD, 4K, phone or any size up to 8192 px (JPG up to 4096), or fill your whole screen with crimson in one click.

As a full screen, a color like this works as a backdrop light for photos and video, or as a test color for a monitor. PNG and SVG keep the color exact, #DC143C in every pixel. Free to use, no attribution needed.

Plain crimson background, #DC143C, 1920×1080
Size
Format

crimson-1920x1080.png

Color card: a 1200×630 PNG with the HEX and RGB values written on it.

Sized for social media: Instagram Story · Instagram Post · TikTok · YouTube Banner · YouTube Thumbnail · LinkedIn Banner · Facebook Cover · X (Twitter) Header · 1920×1080 · Phone Wallpaper

All Formats

HEX
#DC143C
RGB
rgb(220, 20, 60)
RGBA
rgba(220, 20, 60, 1)
HSL
hsl(348, 83.33%, 47.06%)

Color Palettes

Harmonious color combinations based on #DC143C

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue

#2F040D
#2F040D
#8C0D26
#8C0D26
#DC143C
#DC143C
#F2738C
#F2738C
#FBD0D9
#FBD0D9

Analogous

Adjacent colors on the color wheel

#B414DC
#B414DC
#DC14A0
#DC14A0
#DC143C
#DC143C
#DC5014
#DC5014
#DCB414
#DCB414

Complementary

Opposite color for maximum contrast

#DC143C
#DC143C
#14DCB4
#14DCB4

Triadic

Three evenly spaced colors

#DC143C
#DC143C
#3CDC14
#3CDC14
#143CDC
#143CDC

How Crimson looks with color blindness

Approximate simulation: the left half of each swatch is #DC143C, the right half is how it may look. Try a whole photo or your camera in the Color Blindness Simulator.

  • Deuteranomalygreen-weak at 60%, the most common#A06D36
  • Protanopiared-blind#53533E
  • Deuteranopiagreen-blind#808030
  • Tritanopiablue-blind, rare#DC0C48
  • Achromatopsiano color, very rare#6F6F6F

Closest Pantone® colors to #DC143C

Community-sourced approximations ranked by Delta E (CIEDE2000) — lower is closer. Not official Pantone® values. Search the full list in the Pantone® Color Finder.

CSS Usage Examples

Background

background-color: #DC143C;

Text

color: #DC143C;

Border

border: 2px solid #DC143C;

Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #DC143C40;