Crimson

#ca3452

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 348 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 #ca3452, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca3452

RGB202, 52, 82

HSL348, 59%, 50%

HSV348, 74%, 79%

CMYK0%, 74%, 59%, 21%

Lab46.47, 59.84, 18.79

XYZ27.11, 15.62, 9.57

Decimal13251666

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone206 C

Shades of crimson

#b82f4b #a62b44 #95263c #832235 #711d2e #5f1927 #4e1420 #3c0f18 #2a0b11 #18060a

Tints of crimson

#cf4662 #d45972 #d96c82 #de7f92 #e392a2 #e8a5b2 #edb8c3 #f2cbd3 #f6dee3 #fbf1f3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#34caac Analogous#ca349d Analogous#ca6134 Triadic#52ca34 Triadic#3452ca Split complementary#34ca61 Split complementary#349dca

Crimson in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 74, 59, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca3452 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 74 59 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 72 58 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #ca3452 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca3452; }
.text { color: #ca3452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca3452; }

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 #ca3452 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca3452 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 #ca3452 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 #ca3452 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 #ca3452 is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.