Crimson

#c43359

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

Crimson sits in the pink band, mid and strong. 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 #c43359, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c43359

RGB196, 51, 89

HSL344, 59%, 48%

HSV344, 74%, 77%

CMYK0%, 74%, 55%, 23%

Lab45.39, 58.91, 12.83

XYZ25.75, 14.82, 10.96

Decimal12858201

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone214 C

Shades of crimson

#b32f51 #a22a49 #902642 #7f213a #6e1d32 #5d182a #4c1422 #3b0f1b #290b13 #18060b

Tints of crimson

#ce4266 #d35576 #d86986 #dd7c95 #e290a5 #e7a3b5 #ecb6c5 #f1cad4 #f6dde4 #fbf1f4

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#33c49e Analogous#c433a1 Analogous#c45633 Triadic#59c433 Triadic#3359c4 Split complementary#33c456 Split complementary#33a1c4

Crimson in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 74, 55, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c43359 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 74 55 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 72 55 29

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 #c43359 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c43359; }
.text { color: #c43359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c43359; }

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 #c43359 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c43359 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 #c43359 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 #c43359 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 #c43359 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.