Crimson

#ea1e2c

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 #ea1e2c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ea1e2c

RGB234, 30, 44

HSL356, 83%, 52%

HSV356, 87%, 92%

CMYK0%, 87%, 81%, 8%

Lab50.22, 72.44, 46.94

XYZ34.85, 18.6, 4.14

Decimal15343148

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone185 C

Shades of crimson

#dc1522 #c7131f #b1111c #9c0f18 #870d15 #710b12 #5c090e #47070b #310508 #1c0304

Tints of crimson

#ec3340 #ee4853 #f05d67 #f2717a #f4868e #f69ba1 #f8b0b5 #fac5c9 #fcdadc #fdeff0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#1eeadc Analogous#ea1e92 Analogous#ea761e Triadic#2cea1e Triadic#1e2cea Split complementary#1eea76 Split complementary#1e92ea

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, 87, 81, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ea1e2c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 87 81 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 84 79 14

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 #ea1e2c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ea1e2c; }
.text { color: #ea1e2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea1e2c; }

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 #ea1e2c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ea1e2c 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 #ea1e2c 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 #ea1e2c 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 #ea1e2c 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.