Crimson

#ff045d

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

Crimson sits in the pink band, mid and vivid. 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 #ff045d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff045d

RGB255, 4, 93

HSL339, 100%, 51%

HSV339, 98%, 100%

CMYK0%, 98%, 64%, 0%

Lab54.17, 82.14, 24.18

XYZ43.26, 22.14, 12.35

Decimal16712797

Web safe#ff0066

Pantone812 C

Shades of crimson

#ec0054 #d5004c #be0044 #a8003b #910033 #7a002b #630023 #4c001b #350013 #1f000b

Tints of crimson

#ff1b6c #ff337b #ff4a8a #ff6199 #ff79a8 #ff90b7 #ffa7c6 #ffbfd5 #ffd6e4 #ffedf3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#04ffa6 Analogous#ff04da Analogous#ff2804 Triadic#5dff04 Triadic#045dff Split complementary#04ff29 Split complementary#04daff

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, 98, 64, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff045d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 98 64 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 94 63 6

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 #ff045d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff045d; }
.text { color: #ff045d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff045d; }

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 #ff045d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff045d 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 #ff045d 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 #ff045d 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 #ff045d are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.