Crimson

#db0749

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

This is Crimson, a vivid pink at 341 degrees. 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 #db0749, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db0749

RGB219, 7, 73

HSL341, 94%, 44%

HSV341, 97%, 86%

CMYK0%, 97%, 67%, 14%

Lab46.57, 72.59, 25.08

XYZ30.49, 15.69, 7.73

Decimal14354249

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1925 C

Shades of crimson

#c80643 #b5063c #a20536 #8f0530 #7c0429 #690323 #56031d #440217 #310210 #1e010a

Tints of crimson

#f50852 #f81f63 #f93975 #fa5387 #fa6d99 #fb87ab #fca0bd #fdbacf #fed4e1 #feeef3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#07db99 Analogous#db07b3 Analogous#db2f07 Triadic#49db07 Triadic#0749db Split complementary#07db2f Split complementary#07b3db

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, 97, 67, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db0749 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 97 67 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 93 66 20

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 #db0749 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db0749; }
.text { color: #db0749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db0749; }

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 #db0749 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db0749 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 #db0749 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 #db0749 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 #db0749 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.