Crimson

#dd2e53

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 347 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 #dd2e53, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dd2e53

RGB221, 46, 83

HSL347, 72%, 52%

HSV347, 79%, 87%

CMYK0%, 79%, 62%, 13%

Lab49.44, 67.07, 22.76

XYZ32.36, 17.95, 9.94

Decimal14495315

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone1925 C

Shades of crimson

#d12247 #bd1f40 #a91b39 #941832 #80152b #6c1225 #570e1e #430b17 #2f0810 #1a0409

Tints of crimson

#e04163 #e35573 #e66883 #ea7b93 #ed8fa3 #f0a2b3 #f3b6c3 #f6c9d2 #f9dce2 #fdf0f2

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2eddb8 Analogous#dd2eab Analogous#dd602e Triadic#53dd2e Triadic#2e53dd Split complementary#2edd60 Split complementary#2eabdd

Crimson in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 79, 62, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dd2e53 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 79 62 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 77 61 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #dd2e53 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dd2e53; }
.text { color: #dd2e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd2e53; }

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 #dd2e53 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dd2e53 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 #dd2e53 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 #dd2e53 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 #dd2e53 are worked out. 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.