Crimson

#ef245d

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 343 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #ef245d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ef245d

RGB239, 36, 93

HSL343, 86%, 54%

HSV343, 85%, 94%

CMYK0%, 85%, 61%, 6%

Lab52.29, 74.65, 21.11

XYZ38.2, 20.4, 12.28

Decimal15672413

Web safe#ff3366

Pantone812 C

Shades of crimson

#ea114e #d30f46 #bc0e3f #a50c37 #8e0a2f #780928 #610720 #4a0519 #330411 #1d020a

Tints of crimson

#f0386c #f24c7b #f3618a #f57599 #f689a8 #f89db7 #f9b2c6 #fbc6d5 #fcdae4 #feeef3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#24efb6 Analogous#ef24c2 Analogous#ef5124 Triadic#5def24 Triadic#245def Split complementary#24ef51 Split complementary#24c2ef

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, 85, 61, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ef245d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 85 61 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 82 60 12

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 #ef245d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ef245d; }
.text { color: #ef245d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef245d; }

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 #ef245d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ef245d 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 #ef245d 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 #ef245d 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 #ef245d is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.