Crimson

#be1f3f

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

Crimson lands in the red band, deep and strong. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #be1f3f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be1f3f

RGB190, 31, 63

HSL348, 72%, 43%

HSV348, 84%, 75%

CMYK0%, 84%, 67%, 25%

Lab41.67, 61.3, 23.82

XYZ22.62, 12.29, 5.88

Decimal12459839

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1935 C

Shades of crimson

#ae1c3a #9d1a34 #8d172f #7d1429 #6c1224 #5c0f1e #4b0c19 #3b0a14 #2b070e #1a0409

Tints of crimson

#d52347 #de3557 #e24c6b #e6647e #e97b91 #ed92a5 #f1aab8 #f5c1cb #f9d8df #fcf0f2

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#1fbe9e Analogous#be1f8e Analogous#be4e1f Triadic#3fbe1f Triadic#1f3fbe Split complementary#1fbe4e Split complementary#1f8fbe

Crimson in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 84, 67, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be1f3f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 84 67 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 81 66 31

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 #be1f3f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be1f3f; }
.text { color: #be1f3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be1f3f; }

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 #be1f3f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be1f3f 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 #be1f3f 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 #be1f3f 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 #be1f3f 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. 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.