Crimson

#bd2c52

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 #bd2c52, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd2c52

RGB189, 44, 82

HSL344, 62%, 46%

HSV344, 77%, 74%

CMYK0%, 77%, 57%, 26%

Lab43.11, 58.65, 13.82

XYZ23.41, 13.23, 9.3

Decimal12397650

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone214 C

Shades of crimson

#ad284b #9c2444 #8c213d #7b1d36 #6b192e #5a1527 #4a1120 #3a0d19 #290a12 #19060b

Tints of crimson

#d0335c #d4486d #d95d7e #de728f #e3879f #e89cb0 #edb1c1 #f2c6d2 #f7dbe3 #fcf1f3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2cbd97 Analogous#bd2c9a Analogous#bd4f2c Triadic#52bd2c Triadic#2c52bd Split complementary#2cbd4f Split complementary#2c9abd

Crimson in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 77, 57, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd2c52 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 77 57 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 75 56 32

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 #bd2c52 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd2c52; }
.text { color: #bd2c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd2c52; }

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 #bd2c52 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd2c52 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 #bd2c52 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 #bd2c52 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

Every value on this page for #bd2c52 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.