Crimson

#ff213c

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 353 degrees on the wheel. 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 #ff213c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff213c

RGB255, 33, 60

HSL353, 100%, 56%

HSV353, 87%, 100%

CMYK0%, 87%, 76%, 0%

Lab54.73, 77.75, 44.17

XYZ42.6, 22.67, 6.41

Decimal16720188

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone1787 C

Shades of crimson

#ff0725 #ed001d #d3001a #b90017 #9f0013 #860010 #6c000d #52000a #380007 #1f0004

Tints of crimson

#ff354e #ff4a60 #ff5e72 #ff7384 #ff8796 #ff9ba8 #ffb0ba #ffc4cb #ffd9dd #ffedef

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#21ffe4 Analogous#ff21ab Analogous#ff7521 Triadic#3cff21 Triadic#213cff Split complementary#21ff75 Split complementary#21abff

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, 87, 76, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff213c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 87 76 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 84 74 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 #ff213c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff213c; }
.text { color: #ff213c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff213c; }

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 #ff213c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff213c 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 #ff213c 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 #ff213c 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 #ff213c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.