Crimson

#f70e5c

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

Crimson is a mid pink, balanced and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #f70e5c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f70e5c

RGB247, 14, 92

HSL340, 94%, 51%

HSV340, 94%, 97%

CMYK0%, 94%, 63%, 3%

Lab52.8, 79.55, 22.67

XYZ40.45, 20.86, 12.02

Decimal16191068

Web safe#ff0066

Pantone812 C

Shades of crimson

#e60852 #d0074a #ba0642 #a3053a #8d0532 #77042a #610322 #4a021a #340213 #1e010b

Tints of crimson

#f8246b #f83b7a #f95189 #fa6799 #fb7ea8 #fb94b7 #fcabc6 #fdc1d5 #fed7e4 #feeef3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#0ef7a9 Analogous#f70ed0 Analogous#f7340e Triadic#5cf70e Triadic#0e5cf7 Split complementary#0ef734 Split complementary#0ed0f7

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, 94, 63, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f70e5c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 94 63 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 62 9

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 #f70e5c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f70e5c; }
.text { color: #f70e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f70e5c; }

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 #f70e5c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f70e5c 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 #f70e5c 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 #f70e5c 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 #f70e5c are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.