Crimson

#d0342d

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 3 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. 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 #d0342d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d0342d

RGB208, 52, 45

HSL3, 64%, 50%

HSV3, 78%, 82%

CMYK0%, 75%, 78%, 18%

Lab47.05, 59.8, 41.55

XYZ27.71, 16.06, 4.12

Decimal13644845

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1795 C

Shades of crimson

#be2f29 #ab2b25 #992621 #87221d #751d19 #621915 #501411 #3e0f0d #2b0b09 #190605

Tints of crimson

#d6463f #da5953 #de6c67 #e27f7a #e7928e #eba5a2 #efb8b5 #f3cbc9 #f8dedd #fcf1f0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2dc9d0 Analogous#d02d77 Analogous#d0852d Triadic#2dd034 Triadic#342dd0 Split complementary#2dd086 Split complementary#2d77d0

Crimson in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 75, 78, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d0342d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 75 78 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 73 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 #d0342d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d0342d; }
.text { color: #d0342d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0342d; }

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 #d0342d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d0342d 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 #d0342d 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 #d0342d 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 #d0342d are worked out. 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.