Crimson

#e61d31

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 confident. 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 #e61d31, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e61d31

RGB230, 29, 49

HSL354, 80%, 51%

HSV354, 87%, 90%

CMYK0%, 87%, 79%, 10%

Lab49.4, 71.72, 43.14

XYZ33.63, 17.92, 4.59

Decimal15080753

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone185 C

Shades of crimson

#d5182a #c01526 #ac1322 #97111e #820e1a #6e0c16 #590a12 #45080e #30050a #1c0305

Tints of crimson

#e83244 #eb4757 #ed5c6a #ef717e #f28691 #f49ba4 #f6b0b7 #f9c5ca #fbdadd #fdeff0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#1de6d2 Analogous#e61d95 Analogous#e66e1d Triadic#31e61d Triadic#1d31e6 Split complementary#1de66e Split complementary#1d95e6

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, 87, 79, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e61d31 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 87 79 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 84 77 16

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 #e61d31 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e61d31; }
.text { color: #e61d31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e61d31; }

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 #e61d31 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e61d31 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 #e61d31 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 #e61d31 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 #e61d31 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.