Crimson

#dc2a47

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 350 degrees on the wheel. 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 #dc2a47, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc2a47

RGB220, 42, 71

HSL350, 72%, 51%

HSV350, 81%, 86%

CMYK0%, 81%, 68%, 14%

Lab48.67, 67.2, 28.98

XYZ31.48, 17.33, 7.65

Decimal14428743

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone199 C

Shades of crimson

#cd223e #b91e38 #a51b32 #92182c #7e1526 #6a1120 #560e1a #420b14 #2e080e #1a0408

Tints of crimson

#df3e58 #e25269 #e6657a #e9798b #ec8d9c #efa1ad #f3b4bf #f6c8d0 #f9dce1 #fcf0f2

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2adcbf Analogous#dc2aa0 Analogous#dc662a Triadic#47dc2a Triadic#2a47dc Split complementary#2adc66 Split complementary#2aa0dc

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, 81, 68, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc2a47 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 81 68 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 67 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #dc2a47 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc2a47; }
.text { color: #dc2a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc2a47; }

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 #dc2a47 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc2a47 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 #dc2a47 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 #dc2a47 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 #dc2a47 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.