Crimson

#f03440

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

Crimson lands in the red band, mid and vivid. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #f03440, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f03440

RGB240, 52, 64

HSL356, 86%, 57%

HSV356, 78%, 94%

CMYK0%, 78%, 73%, 6%

Lab53.33, 69.78, 39.55

XYZ38.09, 21.35, 6.96

Decimal15742016

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone1787 C

Shades of crimson

#ee1c29 #df101e #c70f1a #af0d17 #960b14 #7e0911 #66080e #4d060a #350407 #1c0204

Tints of crimson

#f14752 #f35963 #f46c75 #f67f86 #f79198 #f8a4a9 #fab6bb #fbc9cc #fcdcde #feeeef

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#34f0e4 Analogous#f0349e Analogous#f08634 Triadic#40f034 Triadic#3440f0 Split complementary#34f086 Split complementary#349ef0

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, 78, 73, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f03440 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 78 73 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 76 71 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 #f03440 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f03440; }
.text { color: #f03440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f03440; }

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 #f03440 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f03440 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 #f03440 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 #f03440 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 #f03440 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.