Crimson

#cb315c

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 #cb315c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb315c

RGB203, 49, 92

HSL343, 61%, 49%

HSV343, 76%, 80%

CMYK0%, 76%, 55%, 20%

Lab46.53, 61.8, 12.76

XYZ27.66, 15.67, 11.69

Decimal13316444

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone214 C

Shades of crimson

#b92d54 #a7284c #952444 #84203c #721b34 #60172c #4e1323 #3c0f1b #2a0a13 #19060b

Tints of crimson

#d2436a #d6567a #db6989 #e07d98 #e490a7 #e9a3b7 #eeb7c6 #f2cad5 #f7dde4 #fcf1f4

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#31cba0 Analogous#cb31a9 Analogous#cb5331 Triadic#5ccb31 Triadic#315ccb Split complementary#31cb53 Split complementary#31a9cb

Crimson in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 76, 55, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb315c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 76 55 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 74 55 26

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 #cb315c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb315c; }
.text { color: #cb315c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb315c; }

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 #cb315c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb315c 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 #cb315c 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 #cb315c 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 #cb315c 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.