Crimson

#fa005e

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

This is Crimson, a vivid pink at 337 degrees. 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 #fa005e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fa005e

RGB250, 0, 94

HSL337, 100%, 49%

HSV337, 100%, 98%

CMYK0%, 100%, 62%, 2%

Lab53.09, 81.33, 21.97

XYZ41.44, 21.13, 12.48

Decimal16384094

Web safe#ff0066

Pantone812 C

Shades of crimson

#e40056 #ce004e #b80045 #a2003d #8c0035 #76002d #600024 #4a001c #350014 #1f000c

Tints of crimson

#ff136c #ff2b7b #ff448a #ff5c99 #ff74a8 #ff8cb7 #ffa5c7 #ffbdd6 #ffd5e5 #ffedf4

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#00fa9c Analogous#fa00db Analogous#fa1f00 Triadic#5efa00 Triadic#005efa Split complementary#00fa1f Split complementary#00dbfa

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, 100, 62, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fa005e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 62 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 61 8

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #fa005e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fa005e; }
.text { color: #fa005e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa005e; }

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 #fa005e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fa005e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Crimson on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #fa005e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn crimson into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #fa005e 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

Every value on this page for #fa005e is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.