Crimson

#cd0936

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 346 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #cd0936, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd0936

RGB205, 9, 54

HSL346, 92%, 42%

HSV346, 96%, 80%

CMYK0%, 96%, 74%, 20%

Lab43.42, 68.21, 32.21

XYZ25.94, 13.44, 4.72

Decimal13437238

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone200 C

Shades of crimson

#bb0831 #aa072d #980728 #870623 #75051f #64041a #520416 #400311 #2f020c #1d0108

Tints of crimson

#e80a3d #f5194b #f63360 #f74e75 #f8698a #fa839e #fb9eb3 #fcb9c8 #fdd3dd #feeef2

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#09cda0 Analogous#cd0998 Analogous#cd3e09 Triadic#36cd09 Triadic#0936cd Split complementary#09cd3e Split complementary#0998cd

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, 96, 74, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd0936 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 96 74 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 92 72 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 #cd0936 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd0936; }
.text { color: #cd0936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd0936; }

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 #cd0936 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd0936 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 #cd0936 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 #cd0936 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 #cd0936 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.