Crimson

#de034c

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

This is Crimson, a vivid pink at 340 degrees. 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 #de034c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de034c

RGB222, 3, 76

HSL340, 97%, 44%

HSV340, 99%, 87%

CMYK0%, 99%, 66%, 13%

Lab47.13, 73.77, 24.07

XYZ31.46, 16.12, 8.29

Decimal14549836

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1925 C

Shades of crimson

#cb0345 #b8023f #a40238 #910232 #7e022b #6b0125 #58011e #450117 #310111 #1e000a

Tints of crimson

#f80355 #fc1b66 #fc3577 #fd4f89 #fd6a9b #fd84ac #fe9ebe #feb9d0 #fed3e1 #ffedf3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#03de95 Analogous#de03b9 Analogous#de2803 Triadic#4cde03 Triadic#034cde Split complementary#03de28 Split complementary#03b9de

Crimson in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 99, 66, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de034c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 99 66 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 95 65 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 #de034c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de034c; }
.text { color: #de034c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de034c; }

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 #de034c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de034c 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 #de034c 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 #de034c 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 #de034c is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.