Crimson

#dc2d5c

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

Crimson is a mid pink, grounded and easy to pair. 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 #dc2d5c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc2d5c

RGB220, 45, 92

HSL344, 71%, 52%

HSV344, 80%, 86%

CMYK0%, 80%, 58%, 14%

Lab49.33, 67.62, 17.11

XYZ32.39, 17.87, 11.87

Decimal14429532

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone213 C

Shades of crimson

#cf2351 #bb1f49 #a71c41 #931839 #7f1531 #6b122a #570e22 #420b1a #2e0812 #1a040a

Tints of crimson

#df406b #e2547a #e66789 #e97b98 #ec8ea8 #efa2b7 #f3b5c6 #f6c9d5 #f9dce4 #fcf0f3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2ddcad Analogous#dc2db3 Analogous#dc562d Triadic#5cdc2d Triadic#2d5cdc Split complementary#2ddc56 Split complementary#2db3dc

Crimson in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 80, 58, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc2d5c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 80 58 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 78 57 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 #dc2d5c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc2d5c; }
.text { color: #dc2d5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc2d5c; }

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 #dc2d5c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc2d5c 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 #dc2d5c 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 #dc2d5c 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

Here is how the numbers for #dc2d5c are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.