Crimson

#c3003e

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

This is Crimson, a vivid pink at 341 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #c3003e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c3003e

RGB195, 0, 62

HSL341, 100%, 38%

HSV341, 100%, 76%

CMYK0%, 100%, 68%, 24%

Lab41.14, 66.99, 23.99

XYZ23.38, 11.95, 5.63

Decimal12779582

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1935 C

Shades of crimson

#b30039 #a20034 #92002e #810029 #710024 #60001f #500019 #3f0014 #2f000f #1f000a

Tints of crimson

#e10047 #fe0051 #ff1d65 #ff3b79 #ff598d #ff76a2 #ff94b6 #ffb2ca #ffcfdf #ffedf3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#00c385 Analogous#c300a0 Analogous#c32400 Triadic#3ec300 Triadic#003ec3 Split complementary#00c324 Split complementary#009fc3

Crimson in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 100, 68, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c3003e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 68 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 67 30

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #c3003e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c3003e; }
.text { color: #c3003e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3003e; }

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 #c3003e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c3003e 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 #c3003e 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 #c3003e 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

Here is how the numbers for #c3003e are worked out. 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.