Crimson

#dc2942

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 #dc2942, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc2942

RGB220, 41, 66

HSL352, 72%, 51%

HSV352, 81%, 86%

CMYK0%, 81%, 70%, 14%

Lab48.5, 67.21, 31.77

XYZ31.29, 17.19, 6.82

Decimal14428482

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone199 C

Shades of crimson

#cd2139 #b91e34 #a51b2e #911829 #7d1423 #6a111e #560e18 #420b12 #2e080d #1a0407

Tints of crimson

#df3d54 #e25165 #e66577 #e97888 #ec8c9a #efa0ab #f3b4bd #f6c8ce #f9dce0 #fcf0f1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#29dcc3 Analogous#dc299c Analogous#dc6a29 Triadic#42dc29 Triadic#2942dc Split complementary#29dc6a Split complementary#299cdc

Crimson in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 81, 70, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc2942 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 81 70 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 68 20

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #dc2942 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc2942; }
.text { color: #dc2942; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc2942; }

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 #dc2942 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc2942 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Crimson on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dc2942 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn crimson into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dc2942 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 #dc2942 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.