Crimson

#c12e49

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

This is Crimson, a strong red sitting at 349 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. 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 #c12e49, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c12e49

RGB193, 46, 73

HSL349, 62%, 47%

HSV349, 76%, 76%

CMYK0%, 76%, 62%, 24%

Lab43.9, 58.57, 20.62

XYZ24.17, 13.77, 7.69

Decimal12660297

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone703 C

Shades of crimson

#b02a43 #9f263c #8f2236 #7e1e30 #6d1a29 #5c1623 #4b121c #3a0e16 #2a0a10 #190609

Tints of crimson

#d03954 #d54d66 #d96178 #de7689 #e38a9b #e89fac #edb3be #f2c8cf #f7dce1 #fcf1f3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2ec1a6 Analogous#c12e93 Analogous#c15d2e Triadic#49c12e Triadic#2e49c1 Split complementary#2ec15d Split complementary#2e93c1

Crimson in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 76, 62, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c12e49 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 76 62 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 74 61 30

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 #c12e49 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c12e49; }
.text { color: #c12e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c12e49; }

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 #c12e49 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c12e49 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 #c12e49 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 #c12e49 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 #c12e49 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.