Crimson

#eb2d43

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 353 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 #eb2d43, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#eb2d43

RGB235, 45, 67

HSL353, 83%, 55%

HSV353, 81%, 92%

CMYK0%, 81%, 71%, 8%

Lab51.77, 70.34, 35.78

XYZ36.21, 19.94, 7.25

Decimal15412547

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone710 C

Shades of crimson

#e9162f #d2142a #bb1225 #a51021 #8e0e1c #770b18 #600913 #49070f #33050a #1c0306

Tints of crimson

#ed4054 #ef5466 #f16777 #f27a88 #f48e9a #f6a1ab #f8b5bc #fac8ce #fcdbdf #fdeff0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2debd5 Analogous#eb2da2 Analogous#eb762d Triadic#43eb2d Triadic#2d43eb Split complementary#2deb76 Split complementary#2da2eb

Crimson in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 81, 71, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #eb2d43 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 81 71 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 69 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 #eb2d43 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #eb2d43; }
.text { color: #eb2d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eb2d43; }

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 #eb2d43 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #eb2d43 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 #eb2d43 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 #eb2d43 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 #eb2d43 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.