Crimson

#dc2136

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. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #dc2136, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc2136

RGB220, 33, 54

HSL353, 74%, 50%

HSV353, 85%, 86%

CMYK0%, 85%, 75%, 14%

Lab47.71, 68.53, 37.9

XYZ30.72, 16.57, 5.07

Decimal14426422

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone192 C

Shades of crimson

#c91e31 #b51b2d #a21828 #8f1523 #7b121e #68101a #550d15 #410a10 #2e070b #1b0407

Tints of crimson

#e13448 #e4495a #e75e6d #ea7380 #ed8793 #f09ca6 #f3b1b9 #f6c6cb #fadbde #fdeff1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#21dcc7 Analogous#dc2193 Analogous#dc6921 Triadic#36dc21 Triadic#2136dc Split complementary#21dc69 Split complementary#2194dc

Crimson in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 85, 75, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc2136 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 85 75 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 82 73 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 #dc2136 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc2136; }
.text { color: #dc2136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc2136; }

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 #dc2136 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc2136 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 #dc2136 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 #dc2136 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 #dc2136 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.