Crimson

#d62521

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

Crimson lands in the red band, mid and strong. 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 #d62521, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d62521

RGB214, 37, 33

HSL1, 73%, 48%

HSV1, 85%, 84%

CMYK0%, 83%, 85%, 16%

Lab46.62, 65.42, 47.8

XYZ28.67, 15.73, 2.96

Decimal14034209

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1795 C

Shades of crimson

#c3221e #b11f1b #9e1b18 #8b1815 #781513 #661210 #530e0d #400b0a #2d0807 #1b0504

Tints of crimson

#df3430 #e24946 #e65e5b #e97370 #ec8885 #f09c9b #f3b1b0 #f6c6c5 #f9dbda #fdf0f0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#21d2d6 Analogous#d62178 Analogous#d67f21 Triadic#21d625 Triadic#2521d6 Split complementary#21d680 Split complementary#2177d6

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, 83, 85, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d62521 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 83 85 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 80 82 22

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #d62521 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d62521; }
.text { color: #d62521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d62521; }

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 #d62521 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d62521 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 #d62521 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 #d62521 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 #d62521 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.