Crimson

#d11550

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

Crimson is a mid pink, grounded and easy to pair. 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 #d11550, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d11550

RGB209, 21, 80

HSL341, 82%, 45%

HSV341, 90%, 82%

CMYK0%, 90%, 62%, 18%

Lab45.18, 69.03, 18.54

XYZ28.01, 14.67, 8.94

Decimal13702480

Web safe#cc0066

Pantone206 C

Shades of crimson

#bf1349 #ad1142 #9b103b #890e34 #760c2d #640a26 #52081f #400619 #2e0512 #1c030b

Tints of crimson

#e81859 #ea306b #ed487c #ef608d #f1789e #f48faf #f6a7c0 #f9bfd1 #fbd7e2 #fdeff3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#15d196 Analogous#d115ae Analogous#d13815 Triadic#50d115 Triadic#1550d1 Split complementary#15d138 Split complementary#15aed1

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, 90, 62, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d11550 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 90 62 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 87 61 24

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 #d11550 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d11550; }
.text { color: #d11550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d11550; }

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 #d11550 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d11550 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 #d11550 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 #d11550 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 #d11550 is computed, not guessed. 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.