Crimson

#df1a4f

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

Crimson sits in the pink band, mid and strong. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #df1a4f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#df1a4f

RGB223, 26, 79

HSL344, 79%, 49%

HSV344, 88%, 87%

CMYK0%, 88%, 65%, 13%

Lab48.25, 71.67, 23.72

XYZ32.21, 16.99, 8.98

Decimal14621263

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone1925 C

Shades of crimson

#cb1848 #b81541 #a4133a #911133 #7d0f2c #6a0c25 #560a1e #430818 #2f0511 #1b030a

Tints of crimson

#e62b5d #e9416e #eb577f #ee6c8f #f082a0 #f398b0 #f6aec1 #f8c3d2 #fbd9e2 #fdeff3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#1adfaa Analogous#df1ab1 Analogous#df481a Triadic#4fdf1a Triadic#1a4fdf Split complementary#1adf48 Split complementary#1ab2df

Crimson in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 88, 65, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #df1a4f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 88 65 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 85 64 19

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 #df1a4f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #df1a4f; }
.text { color: #df1a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df1a4f; }

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 #df1a4f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #df1a4f 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 #df1a4f 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 #df1a4f 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

Here is how the numbers for #df1a4f are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.