Crimson

#cd0033

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 345 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #cd0033, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd0033

RGB205, 0, 51

HSL345, 100%, 40%

HSV345, 100%, 80%

CMYK0%, 100%, 75%, 20%

Lab43.09, 68.93, 33.64

XYZ25.77, 13.22, 4.32

Decimal13434931

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone200 C

Shades of crimson

#bc002f #aa002a #990026 #870022 #76001d #640019 #530015 #410010 #30000c #1f0008

Tints of crimson

#ea003a #ff0745 #ff245b #ff4170 #ff5e86 #ff7a9b #ff97b1 #ffb4c6 #ffd0dc #ffedf2

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#00cd9a Analogous#cd009a Analogous#cd3300 Triadic#33cd00 Triadic#0033cd Split complementary#00cd34 Split complementary#009acd

Crimson in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 100, 75, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd0033 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 75 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 73 26

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 #cd0033 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd0033; }
.text { color: #cd0033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd0033; }

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 #cd0033 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd0033 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 #cd0033 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 #cd0033 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

The figures for #cd0033 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.