Crimson

#fd1a39

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

Crimson lands in the red band, mid and vivid. 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 #fd1a39, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fd1a39

RGB253, 26, 57

HSL352, 98%, 55%

HSV352, 90%, 99%

CMYK0%, 90%, 77%, 1%

Lab53.94, 78.21, 44.87

XYZ41.62, 21.92, 5.91

Decimal16587321

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone1788 C

Shades of crimson

#fc0224 #e30221 #cb021d #b2021a #990116 #810113 #68010f #50010b #370008 #1e0004

Tints of crimson

#fd2f4b #fd445e #fe5970 #fe6f82 #fe8494 #fe99a7 #feaeb9 #fec3cb #ffd8dd #ffedf0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#1afdde Analogous#fd1aab Analogous#fd6c1a Triadic#39fd1a Triadic#1a39fd Split complementary#1afd6c Split complementary#1aabfd

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, 90, 77, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fd1a39 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 90 77 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 87 75 7

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 #fd1a39 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fd1a39; }
.text { color: #fd1a39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd1a39; }

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 #fd1a39 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fd1a39 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 #fd1a39 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 #fd1a39 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 #fd1a39 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.