Primary#C7152C
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#F9E8EA
RGB 249, 232, 234
HSL 353°, 59%, 94%
Fail 1.18 AAA 12.48
100 Copy
#EEB9C0
RGB 238, 185, 192
HSL 352°, 61%, 83%
Fail 1.7 AAA 8.67
300 Copy
#DD7380
RGB 221, 115, 128
HSL 353°, 61%, 66%
AA large 3.07 AA 4.8
500 Copy
#C7152C
RGB 199, 21, 44
HSL 352°, 81%, 43%
AA 5.88 Fail 2.51
700 Copy
#951021
RGB 149, 16, 33
HSL 352°, 81%, 32%
AAA 8.85 Fail 1.67
900 Copy
#640A16
RGB 100, 10, 22
HSL 352°, 82%, 22%
AAA 13.15 Fail 1.12
Secondary#C71585
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#F9E8F3
RGB 249, 232, 243
HSL 321°, 59%, 94%
Fail 1.18 AAA 12.55
100 Copy
#EEB9DA
RGB 238, 185, 218
HSL 323°, 61%, 83%
Fail 1.67 AAA 8.84
300 Copy
#DD73B6
RGB 221, 115, 182
HSL 322°, 61%, 66%
Fail 2.92 AA 5.06
500 Copy
#C71585
RGB 199, 21, 133
HSL 322°, 81%, 43%
AA 5.42 Fail 2.72
700 Copy
#951064
RGB 149, 16, 100
HSL 322°, 81%, 32%
AAA 8.28 Fail 1.78
900 Copy
#640A42
RGB 100, 10, 66
HSL 323°, 82%, 22%
AAA 12.62 Fail 1.17
Tertiary#C75715
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#F9EEE8
RGB 249, 238, 232
HSL 21°, 59%, 94%
Fail 1.14 AAA 12.94
100 Copy
#EECDB9
RGB 238, 205, 185
HSL 23°, 61%, 83%
Fail 1.49 AAA 9.88
300 Copy
#DD9A73
RGB 221, 154, 115
HSL 22°, 61%, 66%
Fail 2.35 AA 6.28
500 Copy
#C75715
RGB 199, 87, 21
HSL 22°, 81%, 43%
AA large 4.37 AA large 3.37
700 Copy
#954110
RGB 149, 65, 16
HSL 22°, 81%, 32%
AA 6.9 Fail 2.14
900 Copy
#642C0A
RGB 100, 44, 10
HSL 23°, 82%, 22%
AAA 11.01 Fail 1.34
Quaternary#B015C7
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#F7E8F9
RGB 247, 232, 249
HSL 293°, 59%, 94%
Fail 1.18 AAA 12.55
100 Copy
#E7B9EE
RGB 231, 185, 238
HSL 292°, 61%, 83%
Fail 1.67 AAA 8.83
300 Copy
#D073DD
RGB 208, 115, 221
HSL 293°, 61%, 66%
Fail 2.93 AA 5.04
500 Copy
#B015C7
RGB 176, 21, 199
HSL 292°, 81%, 43%
AA 5.56 Fail 2.65
700 Copy
#841095
RGB 132, 16, 149
HSL 292°, 81%, 32%
AAA 8.44 Fail 1.75
900 Copy
#580A64
RGB 88, 10, 100
HSL 292°, 82%, 22%
AAA 12.79 Fail 1.15
Quinary#C7B015
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#F9F7E8
RGB 249, 247, 232
HSL 53°, 59%, 94%
Fail 1.08 AAA 13.7
100 Copy
#EEE7B9
RGB 238, 231, 185
HSL 52°, 61%, 83%
Fail 1.25 AAA 11.78
300 Copy
#DDD073
RGB 221, 208, 115
HSL 53°, 61%, 66%
Fail 1.57 AAA 9.38
500 Copy
#C7B015
RGB 199, 176, 21
HSL 52°, 81%, 43%
Fail 2.18 AA 6.78
700 Copy
#958410
RGB 149, 132, 16
HSL 52°, 81%, 32%
AA large 3.76 AA large 3.92
900 Copy
#64580A
RGB 100, 88, 10
HSL 52°, 82%, 22%
AAA 7.14 Fail 2.07
Neutral#684B4F
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#F0EDED
RGB 240, 237, 237
HSL 0°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.68
100 Copy
#D2C9CA
RGB 210, 201, 202
HSL 353°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.1
300 Copy
#A49395
RGB 164, 147, 149
HSL 353°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.92 AA 5.05
500 Copy
#684B4F
RGB 104, 75, 79
HSL 352°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.75 Fail 1.9
700 Copy
#4E383B
RGB 78, 56, 59
HSL 352°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.75 Fail 1.37
900 Copy
#342628
RGB 52, 38, 40
HSL 351°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.44 Fail 1.02
Click a swatch to copy its hex code. Badges show WCAG contrast against white text and against dark text (#0F2A3F). AAA is 7:1 or higher. AA is 4.5:1 or higher. AA large is 3:1 or higher.
In use
Sample components show how the colours work together.
Buttons
Primary action
Secondary
Outline
Call to action
Confirm
Navigation
Crimson Work Services About Contact
Alerts
Information uses the secondary colour.
Success uses tertiary.
Warnings use quaternary.
Typography
Heading in primary
Body copy in neutral 500 on a white card. This keeps long text easy to read.
Muted caption text in neutral 300.
Links use primary 500
Dark surface
Primary 900 works as a footer or hero background. Secondary 300 gives headings lift without glare.
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Copy this block into your stylesheet, or link to c7152c-analogous.css and c7152c-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F9E8EA;
--primary-100: #EEB9C0;
--primary-300: #DD7380;
--primary-500: #C7152C;
--primary-700: #951021;
--primary-900: #640A16;
--secondary-50: #F9E8F3;
--secondary-100: #EEB9DA;
--secondary-300: #DD73B6;
--secondary-500: #C71585;
--secondary-700: #951064;
--secondary-900: #640A42;
--tertiary-50: #F9EEE8;
--tertiary-100: #EECDB9;
--tertiary-300: #DD9A73;
--tertiary-500: #C75715;
--tertiary-700: #954110;
--tertiary-900: #642C0A;
--quaternary-50: #F7E8F9;
--quaternary-100: #E7B9EE;
--quaternary-300: #D073DD;
--quaternary-500: #B015C7;
--quaternary-700: #841095;
--quaternary-900: #580A64;
--quinary-50: #F9F7E8;
--quinary-100: #EEE7B9;
--quinary-300: #DDD073;
--quinary-500: #C7B015;
--quinary-700: #958410;
--quinary-900: #64580A;
--neutral-50: #F0EDED;
--neutral-100: #D2C9CA;
--neutral-300: #A49395;
--neutral-500: #684B4F;
--neutral-700: #4E383B;
--neutral-900: #342628;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.