Crimson

#be2d38

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

Crimson lands in the red band, mid and strong. 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 #be2d38, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be2d38

RGB190, 45, 56

HSL355, 62%, 46%

HSV355, 76%, 75%

CMYK0%, 76%, 71%, 25%

Lab42.93, 57.07, 29.67

XYZ22.89, 13.11, 5.07

Decimal12463416

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone200 C

Shades of crimson

#ad2933 #9d252e #8c2129 #7c1d25 #6b1920 #5b161b #4a1216 #3a0e11 #290a0c #190607

Tints of crimson

#cf3541 #d44a55 #d95f68 #de747c #e3898f #e89da3 #edb2b7 #f2c7ca #f7dcde #fcf1f1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2dbeb3 Analogous#be2d80 Analogous#be6a2d Triadic#38be2d Triadic#2d38be Split complementary#2dbe6a Split complementary#2d81be

Crimson in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 76, 71, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be2d38 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 76 71 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 74 69 31

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 #be2d38 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be2d38; }
.text { color: #be2d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be2d38; }

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 #be2d38 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be2d38 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 #be2d38 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 #be2d38 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 #be2d38 are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.