Crimson

#dc0d4a

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

Crimson sits in the pink band, mid and vivid. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #dc0d4a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc0d4a

RGB220, 13, 74

HSL342, 89%, 46%

HSV342, 94%, 86%

CMYK0%, 94%, 66%, 14%

Lab46.97, 72.36, 25.02

XYZ30.9, 16.0, 7.94

Decimal14421322

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1925 C

Shades of crimson

#c90c44 #b60b3d #a30a37 #900830 #7c072a #690623 #56051d #430417 #300310 #1d020a

Tints of crimson

#f11254 #f22a65 #f44377 #f55b89 #f7749a #f88cac #faa5be #fbbdcf #fdd6e1 #feeef3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#0ddc9f Analogous#dc0db2 Analogous#dc370d Triadic#4adc0d Triadic#0d4adc Split complementary#0ddc37 Split complementary#0db2dc

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, 94, 66, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc0d4a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 94 66 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 65 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 #dc0d4a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc0d4a; }
.text { color: #dc0d4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc0d4a; }

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 #dc0d4a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc0d4a 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 #dc0d4a 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 #dc0d4a 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 #dc0d4a is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.