Nearest-color comparison

Neon Red vs Crimson

Neon Red and Crimson are different red colors with HEX values #FF073A and #DC143C. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 37.4, their contrast ratio is 1.27:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Neon Red and Crimson are visually related colors. Neon Red is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.27:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Neon Red#FF073A

Crimson#DC143C

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Neon Red and Crimson across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance37.4

Pair contrast1.27:1

Luminance delta0.0568

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorNeon Red

More saturatedNeon Red

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Neon Red

Neon Red is #FF073A, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Crimson, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FF073A RGB255, 7, 58 HSL348, 100, 51 CMYK0, 97, 77, 0 Luminance0.2172 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Crimson

Crimson is #DC143C, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Neon Red, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#DC143C RGB220, 20, 60 HSL348, 83, 47 CMYK0, 91, 73, 14 Luminance0.1604 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Neon Red or Crimson

Choose Neon RedNeon Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FF073A.

Choose CrimsonCrimson is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #DC143C.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyNeon RedCrimson

HEX#FF073A#DC143C

RGB255, 7, 58220, 20, 60

HSL348, 100, 51348, 83, 47

CMYK0, 97, 77, 00, 91, 73, 14

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.21720.1604

Black contrast5.34:14.21:1

White contrast3.93:14.99:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Neon Redblack text - 5.34:1

Crimsonwhite text - 4.99:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Neon Red#FF073A

Crimson#DC143C

#FF6181#FF6181

#F05C79#F05C79

#05FFCD#05FFCD

#14DBB4#14DBB4

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "slug": "neon-red",
    "name": "Neon Red",
    "hex": "#FF073A",
    "rgb": [
      255,
      7,
      58
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    "hsl": [
      348,
      100,
      51
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      97,
      77,
      0
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.2172,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.34,
      "white": 3.93
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.34
    },
    "description": "Neon Red is #FF073A, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Crimson, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/neon-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-red.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "crimson",
    "name": "Crimson",
    "hex": "#DC143C",
    "rgb": [
      220,
      20,
      60
    ],
    "hsl": [
      348,
      83,
      47
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      91,
      73,
      14
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1604,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.21,
      "white": 4.99
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.99
    },
    "description": "Crimson is #DC143C, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Neon Red, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/crimson/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 37.4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.27,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 17,
    "lightness": 4
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0568,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Neon Red",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Neon Red"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.27,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Neon Red",
      "background": "#FF073A",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.34
    },
    {
      "color": "Crimson",
      "background": "#DC143C",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.99
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Neon Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FF073A.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Crimson is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #DC143C.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/neon-red-vs-crimson.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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      "description": "Crimson is #DC143C, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Neon Red, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
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