Crimson

#f61f50

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 346 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 #f61f50, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f61f50

RGB246, 31, 80

HSL346, 92%, 54%

HSV346, 87%, 96%

CMYK0%, 87%, 67%, 4%

Lab53.12, 76.61, 30.25

XYZ39.94, 21.15, 9.57

Decimal16129872

Web safe#ff3366

Pantone710 C

Shades of crimson

#f30a3f #db0939 #c30833 #ac072c #940626 #7c0520 #64041a #4d0314 #35020e #1d0108

Tints of crimson

#f73460 #f84870 #f85d80 #f97291 #fa86a1 #fb9bb1 #fcb0c1 #fdc4d1 #fdd9e1 #feeef2

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#1ff6c5 Analogous#f61fbc Analogous#f6591f Triadic#50f61f Triadic#1f50f6 Split complementary#1ff659 Split complementary#1fbcf6

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, 87, 67, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f61f50 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 87 67 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 84 66 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 #f61f50 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f61f50; }
.text { color: #f61f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f61f50; }

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 #f61f50 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f61f50 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 #f61f50 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 #f61f50 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 #f61f50 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.