Crimson

#ff1246

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

This is Crimson, a vivid red sitting at 347 degrees on the wheel. 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 #ff1246, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff1246

RGB255, 18, 70

HSL347, 100%, 54%

HSV347, 93%, 100%

CMYK0%, 93%, 73%, 0%

Lab54.17, 80.07, 37.84

XYZ42.56, 22.13, 7.82

Decimal16716358

Web safe#ff0033

Pantone1787 C

Shades of crimson

#f90037 #e10031 #c8002c #b00027 #980021 #80001c #670017 #4f0011 #37000c #1f0007

Tints of crimson

#ff2857 #ff3e68 #ff5479 #ff6a8a #ff809c #ff95ad #ffabbe #ffc1cf #ffd7e0 #ffedf1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#12ffcb Analogous#ff12bc Analogous#ff5512 Triadic#46ff12 Triadic#1246ff Split complementary#12ff55 Split complementary#12bcff

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, 93, 73, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff1246 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 93 73 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 71 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Crimson in css

Copy #ff1246 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff1246; }
.text { color: #ff1246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff1246; }

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 #ff1246 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff1246 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 #ff1246 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 #ff1246 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 #ff1246 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.