Crimson

#e81e3a

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 balanced. 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 #e81e3a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e81e3a

RGB232, 30, 58

HSL352, 81%, 51%

HSV352, 87%, 91%

CMYK0%, 87%, 75%, 9%

Lab49.97, 72.36, 38.77

XYZ34.51, 18.39, 5.73

Decimal15212090

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone192 C

Shades of crimson

#d91631 #c4142c #af1228 #9a1023 #850e1e #700b19 #5b0915 #460710 #31050b #1c0306

Tints of crimson

#ea334c #ec485f #ee5d71 #f17283 #f38695 #f59ba8 #f7b0ba #f9c5cc #fbdadf #fdeff1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#1ee8cc Analogous#e81e9f Analogous#e8671e Triadic#3ae81e Triadic#1e3ae8 Split complementary#1ee867 Split complementary#1e9fe8

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, 75, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e81e3a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 87 75 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 84 73 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #e81e3a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e81e3a; }
.text { color: #e81e3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e81e3a; }

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 #e81e3a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e81e3a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Crimson on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e81e3a 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn crimson into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e81e3a 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

Here is how the numbers for #e81e3a are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.