Crimson

#bb093f

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

This is Crimson, a vivid pink at 342 degrees. 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 #bb093f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb093f

RGB187, 9, 63

HSL342, 91%, 38%

HSV342, 95%, 73%

CMYK0%, 95%, 66%, 27%

Lab39.78, 64.16, 21.28

XYZ21.49, 11.12, 5.72

Decimal12257599

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1935 C

Shades of crimson

#ab083a #9b0734 #8c072f #7c062a #6c0524 #5c041f #4d041a #3d0314 #2d020f #1d010a

Tints of crimson

#d70a49 #f30c52 #f52866 #f6447a #f7618e #f97da3 #fa99b7 #fbb5cb #fdd2df #feeef3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#09bb85 Analogous#bb0998 Analogous#bb2c09 Triadic#3fbb09 Triadic#093fbb Split complementary#09bb2c Split complementary#0998bb

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, 95, 66, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb093f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 95 66 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 91 65 33

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 #bb093f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb093f; }
.text { color: #bb093f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb093f; }

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 #bb093f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb093f 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 #bb093f 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 #bb093f 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 #bb093f are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.