Crimson

#be134f

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. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #be134f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be134f

RGB190, 19, 79

HSL339, 82%, 41%

HSV339, 90%, 75%

CMYK0%, 90%, 58%, 25%

Lab41.18, 64.57, 13.1

XYZ22.88, 11.98, 8.5

Decimal12456783

Web safe#cc0066

Pantone214 C

Shades of crimson

#ae1148 #9e1042 #8d0e3b #7d0d34 #6d0b2d #5d0927 #4c0820 #3c0619 #2c0412 #1c030c

Tints of crimson

#d8165a #e92167 #eb3b79 #ee548a #f16e9c #f388ad #f6a2bf #f8bbd1 #fbd5e2 #fdeff4

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#13be82 Analogous#be13a4 Analogous#be2d13 Triadic#4fbe13 Triadic#134fbe Split complementary#13be2d Split complementary#13a4be

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, 90, 58, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be134f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 90 58 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 87 57 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 #be134f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be134f; }
.text { color: #be134f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be134f; }

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 #be134f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be134f 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 #be134f 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 #be134f 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 #be134f are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.