Crimson

#e80025

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

This is Crimson, a vivid red sitting at 350 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 #e80025, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e80025

RGB232, 0, 37

HSL350, 100%, 45%

HSV350, 100%, 91%

CMYK0%, 100%, 84%, 9%

Lab48.62, 75.04, 48.96

XYZ33.61, 17.29, 3.32

Decimal15204389

Web safe#ff0033

Pantone185 C

Shades of crimson

#d40022 #c0001f #ac001b #970018 #830015 #6f0012 #5b000f #47000b #330008 #1f0005

Tints of crimson

#ff032b #ff1d41 #ff3757 #ff516d #ff6b83 #ff8599 #ff9fae #ffb9c4 #ffd3da #ffedf0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#00e8c3 Analogous#e80099 Analogous#e84f00 Triadic#25e800 Triadic#0025e8 Split complementary#00e84f Split complementary#0099e8

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, 100, 84, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e80025 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 84 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 81 15

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 #e80025 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e80025; }
.text { color: #e80025; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e80025; }

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 #e80025 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e80025 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 #e80025 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 #e80025 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 #e80025 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.