Crimson

#ea2d62

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

Crimson sits in the pink band, mid and vivid. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #ea2d62, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ea2d62

RGB234, 45, 98

HSL343, 82%, 55%

HSV343, 81%, 92%

CMYK0%, 81%, 58%, 8%

Lab52.12, 71.71, 17.69

XYZ37.07, 20.25, 13.51

Decimal15347042

Web safe#ff3366

Pantone812 C

Shades of crimson

#e71751 #d01549 #ba1342 #a3103a #8d0e32 #760c2a #600a22 #49071a #320512 #1c030a

Tints of crimson

#ec4070 #ee547f #f0678d #f27b9c #f48eaa #f6a1b9 #f8b5c7 #fac8d6 #fbdbe4 #fdeff3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2deab5 Analogous#ea2dc1 Analogous#ea572d Triadic#62ea2d Triadic#2d62ea Split complementary#2dea57 Split complementary#2dc1ea

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, 81, 58, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ea2d62 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 81 58 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 57 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #ea2d62 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ea2d62; }
.text { color: #ea2d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea2d62; }

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 #ea2d62 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ea2d62 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Crimson on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ea2d62 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn crimson into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ea2d62 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 #ea2d62 is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.