Crimson

#da1c2c

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 #da1c2c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#da1c2c

RGB218, 28, 44

HSL355, 77%, 48%

HSV355, 87%, 85%

CMYK0%, 87%, 80%, 15%

Lab46.87, 68.63, 42.54

XYZ29.78, 15.92, 3.89

Decimal14294060

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone711 C

Shades of crimson

#c71a28 #b41724 #a11520 #8e121d #7b1019 #670d15 #540b11 #41080d #2e0609 #1b0305

Tints of crimson

#e42b3a #e7414f #e95663 #ec6c77 #ef828b #f2989f #f5aeb4 #f7c4c8 #fad9dc #fdeff0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#1cdaca Analogous#da1c8b Analogous#da6b1c Triadic#2cda1c Triadic#1c2cda Split complementary#1cda6b Split complementary#1c8bda

Crimson in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 87, 80, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #da1c2c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 87 80 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 84 78 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #da1c2c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #da1c2c; }
.text { color: #da1c2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da1c2c; }

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 #da1c2c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #da1c2c 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 #da1c2c 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 #da1c2c 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 #da1c2c is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.