Crimson

#dd2d2d

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. 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 #dd2d2d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dd2d2d

RGB221, 45, 45

HSL0, 72%, 52%

HSV0, 80%, 87%

CMYK0%, 80%, 80%, 13%

Lab48.81, 65.68, 44.15

XYZ31.23, 17.44, 4.2

Decimal14495021

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1795 C

Shades of crimson

#d12222 #bc1f1f #a81b1b #941818 #801515 #6b1111 #570e0e #430b0b #2f0808 #1a0404

Tints of crimson

#e04040 #e35454 #e66767 #ea7b7b #ed8e8e #f0a2a2 #f3b5b5 #f6c9c9 #f9dcdc #fdf0f0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2ddddd Analogous#dd2d85 Analogous#dd852d Triadic#2ddd2d Triadic#2d2ddd Split complementary#2ddd85 Split complementary#2d85dd

Crimson in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 80, 80, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dd2d2d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 80 80 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 78 78 19

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #dd2d2d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dd2d2d; }
.text { color: #dd2d2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd2d2d; }

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 #dd2d2d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dd2d2d 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 #dd2d2d 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 #dd2d2d 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 #dd2d2d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.