Crimson

#dc013d

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

Crimson is a deep pink, weighty and easy to pair. 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 #dc013d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc013d

RGB220, 1, 61

HSL344, 99%, 43%

HSV344, 100%, 86%

CMYK0%, 100%, 72%, 14%

Lab46.41, 72.81, 32.26

XYZ30.37, 15.57, 5.82

Decimal14418237

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone199 C

Shades of crimson

#c90138 #b60132 #a3012d #900128 #7d0123 #6a001d #570018 #440013 #31000e #1e0008

Tints of crimson

#f70144 #fe1555 #fe3069 #fe4b7c #fe6690 #fe81a4 #ff9cb7 #ffb7cb #ffd2de #ffedf2

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#01dca0 Analogous#dc01aa Analogous#dc3301 Triadic#3ddc01 Triadic#013ddc Split complementary#01dc33 Split complementary#01aadc

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, 72, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc013d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 72 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 70 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 #dc013d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc013d; }
.text { color: #dc013d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc013d; }

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 #dc013d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc013d 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 #dc013d 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 #dc013d 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 #dc013d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.