Crimson

#e91e44

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 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 #e91e44, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e91e44

RGB233, 30, 68

HSL349, 82%, 52%

HSV349, 87%, 91%

CMYK0%, 87%, 71%, 9%

Lab50.3, 73.0, 33.35

XYZ35.11, 18.67, 7.22

Decimal15277636

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone192 C

Shades of crimson

#da153a #c51335 #b0112f #9b0f29 #860d24 #710b1e #5b0918 #460713 #31050d #1c0307

Tints of crimson

#eb3355 #ed4867 #ef5d78 #f17189 #f3869b #f59bac #f7b0bd #f9c5cf #fbdae0 #fdeff1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#1ee9c3 Analogous#e91ea9 Analogous#e95d1e Triadic#44e91e Triadic#1e44e9 Split complementary#1ee95d Split complementary#1ea9e9

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, 71, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e91e44 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 87 71 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 84 69 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 #e91e44 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e91e44; }
.text { color: #e91e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e91e44; }

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 #e91e44 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e91e44 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 #e91e44 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 #e91e44 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 #e91e44 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.