Crimson

#bf2f53

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

Crimson is a mid red that reads grounded. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #bf2f53, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf2f53

RGB191, 47, 83

HSL345, 61%, 47%

HSV345, 75%, 75%

CMYK0%, 75%, 57%, 25%

Lab43.85, 58.34, 14.28

XYZ24.06, 13.73, 9.57

Decimal12529491

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone214 C

Shades of crimson

#ae2b4c #9e2745 #8d233d #7c1f36 #6c1b2f #5b1628 #4a1220 #3a0e19 #290a12 #19060b

Tints of crimson

#ce395e #d34e6f #d86280 #dd7690 #e28ba1 #e79fb1 #ecb3c2 #f1c8d2 #f6dce3 #fbf1f3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2fbf9b Analogous#bf2f9b Analogous#bf532f Triadic#53bf2f Triadic#2f53bf Split complementary#2fbf53 Split complementary#2f9bbf

Crimson in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 75, 57, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf2f53 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 75 57 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 73 56 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 #bf2f53 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf2f53; }
.text { color: #bf2f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf2f53; }

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 #bf2f53 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf2f53 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 #bf2f53 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 #bf2f53 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 #bf2f53 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.