Crimson

#f42e4d

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 351 degrees on the wheel. 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 #f42e4d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f42e4d

RGB244, 46, 77

HSL351, 90%, 57%

HSV351, 81%, 96%

CMYK0%, 81%, 68%, 4%

Lab53.73, 72.95, 32.7

XYZ39.62, 21.72, 9.13

Decimal16002637

Web safe#ff3366

Pantone1787 C

Shades of crimson

#f31538 #e20c2d #ca0b29 #b10924 #98081f #80071a #670515 #4e0410 #36030b #1d0206

Tints of crimson

#f5415d #f6546e #f7687e #f87b8e #f98e9f #faa1af #fbb4bf #fcc8d0 #fddbe0 #feeef1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2ef4d5 Analogous#f42eb0 Analogous#f4722e Triadic#4df42e Triadic#2e4df4 Split complementary#2ef472 Split complementary#2eb0f4

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, 81, 68, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f42e4d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 81 68 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 67 10

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 #f42e4d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f42e4d; }
.text { color: #f42e4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f42e4d; }

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 #f42e4d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f42e4d 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 #f42e4d 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 #f42e4d 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

Here is how the numbers for #f42e4d are worked out. 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.