Crimson

#ec0027

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 350 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 #ec0027, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec0027

RGB236, 0, 39

HSL350, 100%, 46%

HSV350, 100%, 93%

CMYK0%, 100%, 83%, 7%

Lab49.47, 76.04, 49.0

XYZ34.96, 17.98, 3.55

Decimal15466535

Web safe#ff0033

Pantone185 C

Shades of crimson

#d70024 #c30020 #ae001d #9a0019 #850016 #710013 #5c000f #48000c #330008 #1f0005

Tints of crimson

#ff0730 #ff2045 #ff3a5a #ff5370 #ff6d85 #ff879b #ffa0b0 #ffbac5 #ffd4db #ffedf0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#00ecc5 Analogous#ec009d Analogous#ec4f00 Triadic#27ec00 Triadic#0027ec Split complementary#00ec4f Split complementary#009dec

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, 100, 83, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec0027 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 83 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 80 13

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 #ec0027 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec0027; }
.text { color: #ec0027; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec0027; }

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 #ec0027 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec0027 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 #ec0027 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 #ec0027 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 #ec0027 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.