Crimson

#e4074c

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 341 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 #e4074c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4074c

RGB228, 7, 76

HSL341, 94%, 46%

HSV341, 97%, 89%

CMYK0%, 97%, 67%, 11%

Lab48.47, 74.86, 26.04

XYZ33.38, 17.17, 8.39

Decimal14944076

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1925 C

Shades of crimson

#d00645 #bc063f #a90538 #950532 #81042b #6d0324 #59031e #450217 #320211 #1e010a

Tints of crimson

#f80d56 #f82668 #f93f79 #fa588b #fb719c #fb8aad #fca3bf #fdbcd0 #fed5e2 #feeef3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#07e49f Analogous#e407bb Analogous#e43107 Triadic#4ce407 Triadic#074ce4 Split complementary#07e431 Split complementary#07bbe4

Crimson in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 97, 67, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4074c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 97 67 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 93 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 #e4074c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4074c; }
.text { color: #e4074c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4074c; }

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 #e4074c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4074c 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 #e4074c 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 #e4074c 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 #e4074c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.