Crimson

#d02e2e

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

This is Crimson, a strong red sitting at 0 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #d02e2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d02e2e

RGB208, 46, 46

HSL0, 64%, 50%

HSV0, 78%, 82%

CMYK0%, 78%, 78%, 18%

Lab46.39, 61.69, 40.32

XYZ27.48, 15.56, 4.14

Decimal13643310

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1797 C

Shades of crimson

#be2a2a #ab2626 #992222 #871e1e #751a1a #621616 #501212 #3e0e0e #2b0a0a #190606

Tints of crimson

#d54141 #d95454 #de6868 #e27b7b #e68f8f #eba2a2 #efb6b6 #f3c9c9 #f7dddd #fcf0f0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2ed0d0 Analogous#d02e7f Analogous#d07f2e Triadic#2ed02e Triadic#2e2ed0 Split complementary#2ed07f Split complementary#2e7fd0

Crimson in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 78, 78, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d02e2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 78 78 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 76 76 24

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 #d02e2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d02e2e; }
.text { color: #d02e2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d02e2e; }

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 #d02e2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d02e2e 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 #d02e2e 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 #d02e2e 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 #d02e2e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.