Crimson

#d32d27

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

Crimson is a mid red that reads confident. 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 #d32d27, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d32d27

RGB211, 45, 39

HSL2, 69%, 49%

HSV2, 82%, 83%

CMYK0%, 79%, 82%, 17%

Lab46.81, 62.64, 44.7

XYZ28.17, 15.87, 3.5

Decimal13839655

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1795 C

Shades of crimson

#c02924 #ae2520 #9b211d #891d19 #761916 #641512 #51110f #3f0d0c #2c0908 #1a0605

Tints of crimson

#da3e38 #de524c #e26561 #e67975 #e98d8a #eda19e #f1b5b3 #f5c9c7 #f8dddb #fcf0f0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#27cdd3 Analogous#d32777 Analogous#d38327 Triadic#27d32d Triadic#2d27d3 Split complementary#27d383 Split complementary#2777d3

Crimson in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 79, 82, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d32d27 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 79 82 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 77 79 23

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

Crimson in css

Copy #d32d27 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d32d27; }
.text { color: #d32d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d32d27; }

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 #d32d27 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d32d27 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 #d32d27 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 #d32d27 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 #d32d27 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. 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.