Crimson

#cf1f4e

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 strong. 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 #cf1f4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cf1f4e

RGB207, 31, 78

HSL344, 74%, 47%

HSV344, 85%, 81%

CMYK0%, 85%, 62%, 19%

Lab45.35, 66.64, 19.94

XYZ27.6, 14.8, 8.61

Decimal13573966

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone206 C

Shades of crimson

#bd1c47 #ab1a40 #99173a #871433 #75112c #630f25 #510c1e #3f0918 #2d0711 #1b040a

Tints of crimson

#df2959 #e23f6a #e6557b #e96b8c #ec819e #ef97af #f3adc0 #f6c3d1 #f9d9e2 #fdeff3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#1fcfa0 Analogous#cf1fa6 Analogous#cf481f Triadic#4ecf1f Triadic#1f4ecf Split complementary#1fcf48 Split complementary#1fa6cf

Crimson in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 85, 62, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cf1f4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 85 62 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 82 61 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #cf1f4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cf1f4e; }
.text { color: #cf1f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf1f4e; }

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 #cf1f4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cf1f4e 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 #cf1f4e 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 #cf1f4e 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 #cf1f4e 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.