Crimson

#e62d4e

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

This is Crimson, a strong red sitting at 349 degrees on the wheel. 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 #e62d4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e62d4e

RGB230, 45, 78

HSL349, 79%, 54%

HSV349, 80%, 90%

CMYK0%, 80%, 66%, 10%

Lab50.98, 69.5, 28.1

XYZ34.95, 19.25, 9.08

Decimal15084878

Web safe#ff3366

Pantone710 C

Shades of crimson

#e01b3e #ca1838 #b41532 #9e132c #891026 #730e20 #5d0b1a #470814 #31060e #1b0308

Tints of crimson

#e8405e #eb546f #ed677f #ef7b8f #f28ea0 #f4a1b0 #f6b5c0 #f8c8d1 #fbdce1 #fdeff2

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2de6c5 Analogous#e62daa Analogous#e6682d Triadic#4ee62d Triadic#2d4ee6 Split complementary#2de669 Split complementary#2daae6

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, 80, 66, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e62d4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 80 66 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 78 65 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 #e62d4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e62d4e; }
.text { color: #e62d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e62d4e; }

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 #e62d4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e62d4e 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 #e62d4e 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 #e62d4e 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 #e62d4e is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.