Crimson

#d52a2f

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 grounded. 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 #d52a2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d52a2f

RGB213, 42, 47

HSL358, 67%, 50%

HSV358, 80%, 84%

CMYK0%, 80%, 78%, 16%

Lab46.98, 64.28, 40.69

XYZ28.78, 16.01, 4.26

Decimal13969967

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone711 C

Shades of crimson

#c2262b #b02327 #9d1f23 #8a1b1e #77181a #651416 #521012 #3f0c0e #2c090a #1a0506

Tints of crimson

#d93e42 #dd5256 #e16569 #e5797c #e98d90 #eca1a3 #f0b5b6 #f4c8ca #f8dcdd #fcf0f0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2ad5d0 Analogous#d52a84 Analogous#d57b2a Triadic#2fd52a Triadic#2a2fd5 Split complementary#2ad57b Split complementary#2a84d5

Crimson in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 80, 78, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d52a2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 80 78 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 78 76 22

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 #d52a2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d52a2f; }
.text { color: #d52a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d52a2f; }

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 #d52a2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d52a2f 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 #d52a2f 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 #d52a2f 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 #d52a2f 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 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.