Crimson

#dc243d

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

This is Crimson, a strong red sitting at 352 degrees on the wheel. 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 #dc243d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc243d

RGB220, 36, 61

HSL352, 72%, 50%

HSV352, 84%, 86%

CMYK0%, 84%, 72%, 14%

Lab48.03, 68.16, 34.17

XYZ30.99, 16.81, 6.03

Decimal14427197

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone192 C

Shades of crimson

#c92037 #b61d32 #a21a2c #8f1727 #7c1422 #68111d #550e17 #410a12 #2e070d #1a0407

Tints of crimson

#df384f #e34d61 #e66173 #e97585 #ec8a97 #f09ea9 #f3b3bb #f6c7cd #f9dbdf #fdf0f1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#24dcc3 Analogous#dc2499 Analogous#dc6724 Triadic#3ddc24 Triadic#243ddc Split complementary#24dc67 Split complementary#2499dc

Crimson in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 84, 72, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc243d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 84 72 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 81 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 #dc243d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc243d; }
.text { color: #dc243d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc243d; }

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 #dc243d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc243d 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 #dc243d 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 #dc243d 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 #dc243d 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.