Crimson

#d01e3e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for crimson, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Crimson, a strong red sitting at 349 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #d01e3e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d01e3e

RGB208, 30, 62

HSL349, 75%, 47%

HSV349, 86%, 82%

CMYK0%, 86%, 70%, 18%

Lab45.2, 66.28, 29.62

XYZ27.35, 14.69, 5.95

Decimal13639230

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone199 C

Shades of crimson

#be1b39 #ac1933 #9a162e #871428 #751123 #630e1e #510c18 #3f0913 #2d060d #1b0408

Tints of crimson

#e02749 #e33e5b #e6546e #ea6a81 #ed8094 #f097a7 #f3adb9 #f6c3cc #fad9df #fdeff2

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#1ed0b0 Analogous#d01e97 Analogous#d0571e Triadic#3ed01e Triadic#1e3ed0 Split complementary#1ed057 Split complementary#1e97d0

Crimson in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 86, 70, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d01e3e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 86 70 18

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 83 68 24

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #d01e3e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d01e3e; }
.text { color: #d01e3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d01e3e; }

How crimson looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Crimson and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d01e3e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d01e3e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Crimson on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d01e3e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around crimson? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn crimson into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d01e3e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from crimson, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #d01e3e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.