Crimson

#ca1a49

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

Crimson is a mid pink, confident and easy to pair. 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 #ca1a49, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca1a49

RGB202, 26, 73

HSL344, 77%, 45%

HSV344, 87%, 79%

CMYK0%, 87%, 64%, 21%

Lab43.91, 66.04, 20.96

XYZ25.93, 13.78, 7.6

Decimal13245001

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone206 C

Shades of crimson

#b91843 #a7153c #961336 #841130 #730f29 #610c23 #500a1d #3e0816 #2d0610 #1b030a

Tints of crimson

#e11d51 #e53463 #e84b75 #eb6387 #ee7a99 #f192ab #f4a9bd #f7c0cf #fad8e1 #fdeff3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#1aca9b Analogous#ca1aa1 Analogous#ca431a Triadic#49ca1a Triadic#1a49ca Split complementary#1aca43 Split complementary#1aa1ca

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, 87, 64, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca1a49 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 87 64 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 84 63 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 #ca1a49 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca1a49; }
.text { color: #ca1a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca1a49; }

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 #ca1a49 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca1a49 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 #ca1a49 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 #ca1a49 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 #ca1a49 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.