Crimson

#d70021

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

Crimson lands in the red band, deep and vivid. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. 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 #d70021, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d70021

RGB215, 0, 33

HSL351, 100%, 42%

HSV351, 100%, 84%

CMYK0%, 100%, 85%, 16%

Lab45.02, 70.85, 46.48

XYZ28.3, 14.56, 2.76

Decimal14090273

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone186 C

Shades of crimson

#c5001e #b2001b #a00019 #8d0016 #7b0013 #680010 #56000d #43000a #310008 #1f0005

Tints of crimson

#f30025 #ff0f34 #ff2b4c #ff4763 #ff637b #ff7e92 #ff9aaa #ffb6c1 #ffd1d8 #ffedf0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#00d7b6 Analogous#d7008c Analogous#d74a00 Triadic#21d700 Triadic#0021d7 Split complementary#00d74b Split complementary#008cd7

Crimson in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 100, 85, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d70021 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 85 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #d70021 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d70021; }
.text { color: #d70021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d70021; }

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 #d70021 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d70021 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 #d70021 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 #d70021 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 #d70021 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.