Crimson

#bd3759

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

This is Crimson, a strong red sitting at 345 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 #bd3759, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd3759

RGB189, 55, 89

HSL345, 55%, 48%

HSV345, 71%, 74%

CMYK0%, 71%, 53%, 26%

Lab44.62, 55.41, 11.56

XYZ24.16, 14.27, 10.93

Decimal12400473

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone214 C

Shades of crimson

#ac3251 #9c2d49 #8b2942 #7b243a #6a1f32 #5a1a2a #491523 #39111b #280c13 #18070b

Tints of crimson

#c94466 #ce5776 #d46b85 #d97e95 #df91a5 #e5a4b5 #eab8c4 #f0cbd4 #f5dee4 #fbf1f4

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#37bd9b Analogous#bd379c Analogous#bd5837 Triadic#59bd37 Triadic#3759bd Split complementary#37bd58 Split complementary#379cbd

Crimson in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 71, 53, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd3759 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 71 53 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 69 53 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #bd3759 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd3759; }
.text { color: #bd3759; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd3759; }

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 #bd3759 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd3759 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 #bd3759 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 #bd3759 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 #bd3759 is computed, not guessed. 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.