Crimson

#fd2c4c

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

Crimson is a mid red that reads balanced. 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 #fd2c4c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fd2c4c

RGB253, 44, 76

HSL351, 98%, 58%

HSV351, 83%, 99%

CMYK0%, 83%, 70%, 1%

Lab55.28, 75.72, 35.57

XYZ42.71, 23.21, 9.07

Decimal16591948

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone1787 C

Shades of crimson

#fd1236 #f10227 #d70223 #bd021e #a2021a #880116 #6d0112 #53010d #390109 #1e0005

Tints of crimson

#fd3f5c #fd536d #fe667d #fe798e #fe8d9e #fea0ae #feb3bf #fec7cf #ffdae0 #ffedf0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2cfddd Analogous#fd2cb5 Analogous#fd752c Triadic#4cfd2c Triadic#2c4cfd Split complementary#2cfd75 Split complementary#2cb5fd

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, 83, 70, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fd2c4c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 83 70 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 80 68 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 #fd2c4c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fd2c4c; }
.text { color: #fd2c4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd2c4c; }

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 #fd2c4c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fd2c4c 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 #fd2c4c 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 #fd2c4c 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 #fd2c4c 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.