Crimson

#b71449

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

Crimson sits in the pink band, deep and vivid. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #b71449, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b71449

RGB183, 20, 73

HSL340, 80%, 40%

HSV340, 89%, 72%

CMYK0%, 89%, 60%, 28%

Lab39.66, 62.26, 14.61

XYZ20.98, 11.05, 7.33

Decimal11998281

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone215 C

Shades of crimson

#a71243 #98113d #880f36 #790d30 #690c2a #5a0a24 #4a081e #3b0617 #2b0511 #1c030b

Tints of crimson

#d11753 #e61e5f #e93872 #ec5384 #ef6d97 #f287aa #f5a1bc #f8bbcf #fad5e1 #fdeff4

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#14b782 Analogous#b7149b Analogous#b73014 Triadic#49b714 Triadic#1449b7 Split complementary#14b730 Split complementary#149bb7

Crimson in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 89, 60, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b71449 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 89 60 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 86 59 34

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #b71449 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b71449; }
.text { color: #b71449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b71449; }

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 #b71449 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b71449 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Crimson on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b71449 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn crimson into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b71449 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 #b71449 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.