Crimson

#be114b

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 340 degrees. 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 #be114b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be114b

RGB190, 17, 75

HSL340, 84%, 41%

HSV340, 91%, 75%

CMYK0%, 91%, 61%, 25%

Lab40.99, 64.61, 15.37

XYZ22.71, 11.86, 7.75

Decimal12456267

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone214 C

Shades of crimson

#ae1045 #9e0e3e #8d0d38 #7d0b31 #6d0a2b #5d0825 #4d071e #3c0518 #2c0411 #1c030b

Tints of crimson

#d81355 #eb1d62 #ed3774 #ef5287 #f26c99 #f486ab #f7a0bd #f9bacf #fbd4e1 #feeff4

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#11be84 Analogous#be11a1 Analogous#be2e11 Triadic#4bbe11 Triadic#114bbe Split complementary#11be2e Split complementary#11a1be

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, 91, 61, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be114b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 91 61 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 88 60 31

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 #be114b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be114b; }
.text { color: #be114b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be114b; }

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 #be114b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be114b 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 #be114b 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 #be114b 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 #be114b 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.