Crimson

#bf3e5c

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

This is Crimson, a soft red sitting at 346 degrees on the wheel. 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 #bf3e5c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf3e5c

RGB191, 62, 92

HSL346, 51%, 50%

HSV346, 68%, 75%

CMYK0%, 68%, 52%, 25%

Lab46.03, 53.57, 11.73

XYZ25.14, 15.29, 11.75

Decimal12533340

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone214 C

Shades of crimson

#ae3954 #9d334c #8d2e44 #7c283c #6b2334 #5a1d2b #491823 #39121b #280d13 #17070b

Tints of crimson

#c64f6b #cc617a #d27389 #d78598 #dd97a8 #e3a9b7 #e9bbc6 #efcdd5 #f5dfe4 #fbf2f4

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#3ebfa1 Analogous#bf3e9c Analogous#bf603e Triadic#5cbf3e Triadic#3e5cbf Split complementary#3ebf60 Split complementary#3e9dbf

Crimson in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 68, 52, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf3e5c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 68 52 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 52 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 #bf3e5c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf3e5c; }
.text { color: #bf3e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf3e5c; }

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 #bf3e5c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf3e5c 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 #bf3e5c 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 #bf3e5c 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 #bf3e5c is computed, not guessed. 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.