Crimson

#e2004b

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

Crimson sits in the pink band, deep and vivid. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #e2004b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2004b

RGB226, 0, 75

HSL340, 100%, 44%

HSV340, 100%, 89%

CMYK0%, 100%, 67%, 11%

Lab47.85, 74.9, 25.78

XYZ32.63, 16.68, 8.16

Decimal14811211

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1925 C

Shades of crimson

#ce0045 #bb003e #a70038 #940031 #80002b #6d0024 #59001e #460017 #320011 #1f000a

Tints of crimson

#fd0054 #ff1865 #ff3377 #ff4d88 #ff689a #ff83ac #ff9dbe #ffb8d0 #ffd3e1 #ffedf3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#00e297 Analogous#e200bc Analogous#e22600 Triadic#4be200 Triadic#004be2 Split complementary#00e226 Split complementary#00bce2

Crimson in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 100, 67, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2004b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 67 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 66 17

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 #e2004b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2004b; }
.text { color: #e2004b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2004b; }

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 #e2004b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2004b 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 #e2004b 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 #e2004b 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

The figures for #e2004b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.