Crimson

#b92851

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

Crimson is a deep pink, rich and easy to pair. 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 #b92851, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b92851

RGB185, 40, 81

HSL343, 64%, 44%

HSV343, 78%, 73%

CMYK0%, 78%, 56%, 27%

Lab41.89, 58.66, 12.65

XYZ22.25, 12.43, 9.01

Decimal12134481

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone214 C

Shades of crimson

#a9254a #992143 #891e3c #791a35 #69172e #591327 #491020 #390c19 #290912 #19050b

Tints of crimson

#cf2d5b #d6416b #db577c #df6d8d #e4829e #e998af #eeaec0 #f2c4d1 #f7dae2 #fcf0f4

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#28b990 Analogous#b92899 Analogous#b94828 Triadic#51b928 Triadic#2851b9 Split complementary#28b948 Split complementary#2899b9

Crimson in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 78, 56, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b92851 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 78 56 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 76 56 33

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

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #b92851 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b92851; }
.text { color: #b92851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b92851; }

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 #b92851 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b92851 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 #b92851 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 #b92851 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 #b92851 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. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.