Crimson

#cf175a

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

Crimson sits in the pink band, mid and vivid. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #cf175a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cf175a

RGB207, 23, 90

HSL338, 80%, 45%

HSV338, 89%, 81%

CMYK0%, 89%, 57%, 19%

Lab45.1, 68.85, 12.13

XYZ27.88, 14.62, 11.02

Decimal13571930

Web safe#cc0066

Pantone214 C

Shades of crimson

#bd1552 #ab134a #991143 #870f3b #750d33 #630b2b #510923 #3f071c #2d0514 #1c030c

Tints of crimson

#e61b65 #e83274 #eb4a84 #ed6194 #f079a4 #f391b4 #f5a8c4 #f8c0d4 #fbd7e4 #fdeff4

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#17cf8c Analogous#cf17b6 Analogous#cf3017 Triadic#5acf17 Triadic#175acf Split complementary#17cf30 Split complementary#17b6cf

Crimson in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 89, 57, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cf175a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 89 57 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 86 56 25

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #cf175a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cf175a; }
.text { color: #cf175a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf175a; }

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 #cf175a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cf175a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Crimson on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cf175a 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn crimson into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cf175a 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 #cf175a are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.