Crimson

#d9004b

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

Crimson sits in the pink band, deep and vivid. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #d9004b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d9004b

RGB217, 0, 75

HSL339, 100%, 43%

HSV339, 100%, 85%

CMYK0%, 100%, 65%, 15%

Lab45.99, 72.81, 23.01

XYZ29.89, 15.26, 8.03

Decimal14221387

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone206 C

Shades of crimson

#c60045 #b4003e #a10038 #8e0031 #7c002b #690024 #57001e #440017 #310011 #1f000b

Tints of crimson

#f50055 #ff1163 #ff2d75 #ff4887 #ff6499 #ff7fab #ff9bbd #ffb6cf #ffd2e1 #ffedf3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#00d98e Analogous#d900b7 Analogous#d92100 Triadic#4bd900 Triadic#004bd9 Split complementary#00d921 Split complementary#00b7d9

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, 100, 65, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d9004b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 65 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 64 21

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 #d9004b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d9004b; }
.text { color: #d9004b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9004b; }

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 #d9004b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d9004b 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 #d9004b 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 #d9004b 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 #d9004b 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.