Crimson

#ca002f

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

This is Crimson, a vivid red sitting at 346 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #ca002f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca002f

RGB202, 0, 47

HSL346, 100%, 40%

HSV346, 100%, 79%

CMYK0%, 100%, 77%, 21%

Lab42.4, 68.07, 35.1

XYZ24.87, 12.76, 3.84

Decimal13238319

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone200 C

Shades of crimson

#b9002b #a80027 #970023 #85001f #74001b #630017 #520013 #41000f #30000b #1f0007

Tints of crimson

#e70036 #ff053f #ff2255 #ff3f6c #ff5c82 #ff7998 #ff96af #ffb3c5 #ffd0db #ffedf1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#00ca9b Analogous#ca0094 Analogous#ca3600 Triadic#2fca00 Triadic#002fca Split complementary#00ca36 Split complementary#0094ca

Crimson in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 100, 77, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca002f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 77 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 75 27

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 #ca002f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca002f; }
.text { color: #ca002f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca002f; }

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 #ca002f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca002f 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 #ca002f 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 #ca002f 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 #ca002f is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.