Crimson

#e83039

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 357 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #e83039, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e83039

RGB232, 48, 57

HSL357, 80%, 55%

HSV357, 79%, 91%

CMYK0%, 79%, 75%, 9%

Lab51.34, 68.37, 40.86

XYZ35.07, 19.57, 5.8

Decimal15216697

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone185 C

Shades of crimson

#e61a24 #cf1720 #b9151d #a21219 #8c1016 #750d12 #5f0b0f #48080b #320608 #1c0304

Tints of crimson

#ea434b #ec565e #ee6970 #f07c82 #f38f94 #f5a3a7 #f7b6b9 #f9c9cb #fbdcdd #fdeff0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#30e8df Analogous#e83095 Analogous#e88330 Triadic#39e830 Triadic#3039e8 Split complementary#30e883 Split complementary#3095e8

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, 79, 75, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e83039 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 79 75 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 77 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 #e83039 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e83039; }
.text { color: #e83039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e83039; }

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 #e83039 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e83039 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 #e83039 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 #e83039 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 #e83039 are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.