Crimson

#db162e

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

Crimson is a mid red that reads confident. 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 #db162e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db162e

RGB219, 22, 46

HSL353, 82%, 47%

HSV353, 90%, 86%

CMYK0%, 90%, 79%, 14%

Lab46.75, 69.92, 41.38

XYZ29.99, 15.83, 4.06

Decimal14358062

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone711 C

Shades of crimson

#c8142a #b51226 #a21022 #8f0e1e #7b0c1a #680a16 #550912 #42070e #2f050a #1c0306

Tints of crimson

#e9213a #eb384e #ed4f62 #f06677 #f27d8b #f4939f #f6aab4 #f9c1c8 #fbd8dc #fdeff1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#16dbc3 Analogous#db1691 Analogous#db6016 Triadic#2edb16 Triadic#162edb Split complementary#16db60 Split complementary#1691db

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, 90, 79, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db162e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 90 79 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 87 77 20

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 #db162e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db162e; }
.text { color: #db162e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db162e; }

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 #db162e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db162e 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 #db162e 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 #db162e 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 #db162e 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.