Crimson

#d70426

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. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #d70426, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d70426

RGB215, 4, 38

HSL350, 96%, 43%

HSV350, 98%, 84%

CMYK0%, 98%, 82%, 16%

Lab45.18, 70.61, 43.97

XYZ28.42, 14.67, 3.17

Decimal14091302

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone186 C

Shades of crimson

#c50423 #b2031f #a0031c #8d0319 #7b0216 #680212 #56020f #43010c #310109 #1e0105

Tints of crimson

#f2042b #fb173c #fb3252 #fc4d69 #fc677f #fd8296 #fd9dad #feb8c3 #fed3da #ffedf0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#04d7b5 Analogous#d7048f Analogous#d74c04 Triadic#26d704 Triadic#0426d7 Split complementary#04d74c Split complementary#048fd7

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, 98, 82, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d70426 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 98 82 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 94 79 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 #d70426 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d70426; }
.text { color: #d70426; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d70426; }

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 #d70426 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d70426 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 #d70426 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 #d70426 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 #d70426 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. 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.