Crimson

#c13639

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 359 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 #c13639, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c13639

RGB193, 54, 57

HSL359, 56%, 48%

HSV359, 72%, 76%

CMYK0%, 72%, 70%, 24%

Lab44.62, 54.96, 31.23

XYZ24.05, 14.27, 5.36

Decimal12662329

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1797 C

Shades of crimson

#b03134 #9f2d2f #8e282a #7d2325 #6c1e20 #5c1a1b #4b1516 #3a1011 #290b0c #180707

Tints of crimson

#cb4548 #d0585a #d66b6d #db7e80 #e09193 #e6a4a6 #ebb8b9 #f0cbcc #f6dede #fbf1f1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#36c1be Analogous#c1367f Analogous#c17936 Triadic#39c136 Triadic#3639c1 Split complementary#36c179 Split complementary#367fc1

Crimson in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 72, 70, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c13639 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 72 70 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 70 68 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #c13639 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c13639; }
.text { color: #c13639; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c13639; }

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 #c13639 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c13639 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Crimson on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c13639 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn crimson into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c13639 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 #c13639 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.