Crimson

#e83045

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

Crimson lands in the red band, mid and vivid. 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 #e83045, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e83045

RGB232, 48, 69

HSL353, 80%, 55%

HSV353, 79%, 91%

CMYK0%, 79%, 70%, 9%

Lab51.5, 68.85, 34.15

XYZ35.41, 19.7, 7.57

Decimal15216709

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone710 C

Shades of crimson

#e61a31 #cf172c #b91527 #a21222 #8c101e #750d19 #5f0b14 #48080f #32060b #1c0306

Tints of crimson

#ea4356 #ec5667 #ee6978 #f07c8a #f38f9b #f5a3ac #f7b6bd #f9c9ce #fbdcdf #fdeff1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#30e8d3 Analogous#e830a1 Analogous#e87730 Triadic#45e830 Triadic#3045e8 Split complementary#30e877 Split complementary#30a1e8

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, 70, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e83045 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 79 70 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 77 68 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 #e83045 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e83045; }
.text { color: #e83045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e83045; }

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 #e83045 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e83045 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 #e83045 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 #e83045 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 #e83045 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.