Color Name Finder

Paste any hex, RGB or HSL color and see which named color it matches — with its exact page and value.

#dc143c
Closest named color
Crimson
#DC143C · ~100% match
Explore in depth
HEX
#dc143c
RGB
rgb(220, 20, 60)
HSL
hsl(348, 83%, 47%)

Other close matches

Crimson#DC143C
Alizarin#E32636
Cardinal#C41E3A
MaximumRed#D92121
Amaranth#E52B50
Raspberry#E30B5D
Ruby#E0115F
PersianRed#CC3333

Design tools give you hex codes; humans think in color names. This finder matches any screen color to the nearest named CSS color from the library, so you can say “that’s Crimson” instead of “that’s #DC143C”.

Frequently asked questions

Your color is parsed into RGB, then compared with every one of the 355 named colors in the library using RGB distance. The closest match is shown first.

Must-know facts

  • The library includes the full CSS named color set.
  • Every match links to a full color page with shades, tints and harmonies.

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