Crimson

#ca003d

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 342 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #ca003d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca003d

RGB202, 0, 61

HSL342, 100%, 40%

HSV342, 100%, 79%

CMYK0%, 100%, 70%, 21%

Lab42.6, 68.61, 26.77

XYZ25.2, 12.89, 5.58

Decimal13238333

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1935 C

Shades of crimson

#b90038 #a80033 #97002d #850028 #740023 #63001e #520019 #410014 #30000e #1f0009

Tints of crimson

#e70046 #ff0551 #ff2265 #ff3f79 #ff5c8d #ff79a2 #ff96b6 #ffb3ca #ffd0de #ffedf3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#00ca8d Analogous#ca00a2 Analogous#ca2800 Triadic#3dca00 Triadic#003dca Split complementary#00ca28 Split complementary#00a2ca

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, 70, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca003d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 70 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 68 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 #ca003d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca003d; }
.text { color: #ca003d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca003d; }

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 #ca003d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca003d 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 #ca003d 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 #ca003d 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 #ca003d is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.