Crimson

#f52e4e

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

Crimson is a mid red that reads confident. 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 #f52e4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f52e4e

RGB245, 46, 78

HSL350, 91%, 57%

HSV350, 81%, 96%

CMYK0%, 81%, 68%, 4%

Lab53.94, 73.26, 32.41

XYZ40.01, 21.92, 9.33

Decimal16068174

Web safe#ff3366

Pantone1787 C

Shades of crimson

#f41539 #e40b2e #cb0a29 #b20924 #99071f #81061a #680515 #4f0410 #36030b #1d0106

Tints of crimson

#f6415e #f7546f #f8687f #f97b8f #fa8e9f #fba1b0 #fbb4c0 #fcc8d0 #fddbe0 #feeef1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2ef5d5 Analogous#f52eb2 Analogous#f5712e Triadic#4ef52e Triadic#2e4ef5 Split complementary#2ef571 Split complementary#2eb2f5

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, 81, 68, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f52e4e 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 #f52e4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f52e4e; }
.text { color: #f52e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f52e4e; }

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 #f52e4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f52e4e 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 #f52e4e 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 #f52e4e 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 #f52e4e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.