Crimson

#bb0e49

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

Crimson sits in the pink band, deep 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 #bb0e49, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb0e49

RGB187, 14, 73

HSL340, 86%, 39%

HSV340, 93%, 73%

CMYK0%, 93%, 61%, 27%

Lab40.18, 64.15, 15.45

XYZ21.85, 11.36, 7.34

Decimal12258889

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone214 C

Shades of crimson

#ab0d43 #9b0c3d #8b0a36 #7c0930 #6c082a #5c0724 #4c061e #3c0517 #2c0311 #1c020b

Tints of crimson

#d61054 #ee165f #f03172 #f24c84 #f46797 #f682a9 #f89dbc #fab8cf #fcd3e1 #feeef4

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#0ebb80 Analogous#bb0ea0 Analogous#bb2a0e Triadic#49bb0e Triadic#0e49bb Split complementary#0ebb2a Split complementary#0ea0bb

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, 93, 61, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb0e49 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 93 61 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 60 33

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 #bb0e49 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb0e49; }
.text { color: #bb0e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb0e49; }

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 #bb0e49 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb0e49 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 #bb0e49 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 #bb0e49 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 #bb0e49 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 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.