Crimson

#c9413b

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 3 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 #c9413b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9413b

RGB201, 65, 59

HSL3, 57%, 51%

HSV3, 71%, 79%

CMYK0%, 68%, 71%, 21%

Lab47.64, 53.42, 33.98

XYZ26.77, 16.51, 5.91

Decimal13189435

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone711 C

Shades of crimson

#ba3933 #a8332e #962e29 #842824 #72231f #601d1a #4e1815 #3c1211 #2a0d0c #180707

Tints of crimson

#ce534d #d3645f #d87672 #dd8884 #e29996 #e7aba8 #ecbdba #f1cecd #f6e0df #fbf1f1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#3bc3c9 Analogous#c93b7c Analogous#c9883b Triadic#3bc941 Triadic#413bc9 Split complementary#3bc988 Split complementary#3b7cc9

Crimson in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 68, 71, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9413b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 68 71 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 69 27

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 #c9413b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9413b; }
.text { color: #c9413b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9413b; }

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 #c9413b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9413b 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 #c9413b 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 #c9413b 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 #c9413b 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. 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.