Crimson

#ec0f4a

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

This is Crimson, a vivid pink at 344 degrees. 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 #ec0f4a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec0f4a

RGB236, 15, 74

HSL344, 88%, 49%

HSV344, 94%, 93%

CMYK0%, 94%, 69%, 7%

Lab50.3, 75.99, 29.9

XYZ36.0, 18.67, 8.18

Decimal15470410

Web safe#ff0033

Pantone1925 C

Shades of crimson

#d70e44 #c30c3d #ae0b37 #990a30 #84082a #700723 #5b061d #460416 #310310 #1d0209

Tints of crimson

#f12259 #f2396a #f44f7b #f5668c #f77d9d #f894ae #faaabf #fbc1d0 #fcd8e1 #feeef2

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#0fecb1 Analogous#ec0fb8 Analogous#ec430f Triadic#4aec0f Triadic#0f4aec Split complementary#0fec43 Split complementary#0fb8ec

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, 94, 69, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec0f4a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 94 69 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 67 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #ec0f4a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec0f4a; }
.text { color: #ec0f4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec0f4a; }

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 #ec0f4a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec0f4a 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 #ec0f4a 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 #ec0f4a 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 #ec0f4a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.