Crimson

#f80f53

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

Crimson is a mid pink, confident and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #f80f53, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f80f53

RGB248, 15, 83

HSL342, 94%, 52%

HSV342, 94%, 97%

CMYK0%, 94%, 67%, 3%

Lab52.86, 79.24, 28.23

XYZ40.44, 20.92, 10.09

Decimal16256851

Web safe#ff0066

Pantone812 C

Shades of crimson

#e90749 #d20642 #bc053b #a50534 #8f042d #780426 #61031e #4b0217 #340210 #1e0109

Tints of crimson

#f92563 #f93c73 #fa5283 #fb6893 #fb7ea3 #fc95b3 #fdabc3 #fdc1d3 #fed7e3 #feeef3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#0ff8b4 Analogous#f80fc8 Analogous#f8400f Triadic#53f80f Triadic#0f53f8 Split complementary#0ff840 Split complementary#0fc8f8

Crimson in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 94, 67, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f80f53 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 94 67 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 66 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 #f80f53 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f80f53; }
.text { color: #f80f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f80f53; }

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 #f80f53 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f80f53 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 #f80f53 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 #f80f53 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 #f80f53 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.