Crimson

#df2c2a

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

Crimson is a mid red that reads balanced. 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 #df2c2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#df2c2a

RGB223, 44, 42

HSL1, 74%, 52%

HSV1, 81%, 87%

CMYK0%, 80%, 81%, 13%

Lab49.08, 66.42, 46.13

XYZ31.75, 17.66, 3.93

Decimal14625834

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1795 C

Shades of crimson

#d22220 #be1e1c #a91b19 #951816 #801513 #6c1110 #580e0d #430b0a #2f0707 #1b0404

Tints of crimson

#e2403e #e55351 #e86765 #eb7a79 #ee8e8d #f1a1a0 #f4b5b4 #f7c9c8 #fadcdc #fdf0ef

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2adddf Analogous#df2a82 Analogous#df872a Triadic#2adf2c Triadic#2c2adf Split complementary#2adf87 Split complementary#2a82df

Crimson in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 80, 81, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #df2c2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 80 81 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 78 79 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 #df2c2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #df2c2a; }
.text { color: #df2c2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df2c2a; }

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 #df2c2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #df2c2a 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 #df2c2a 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 #df2c2a 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 #df2c2a 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.