Crimson

#cd0c2c

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

Crimson lands in the red band, deep and vivid. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. 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 #cd0c2c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd0c2c

RGB205, 12, 44

HSL350, 89%, 43%

HSV350, 94%, 80%

CMYK0%, 94%, 79%, 20%

Lab43.4, 67.57, 38.12

XYZ25.76, 13.42, 3.62

Decimal13437996

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone186 C

Shades of crimson

#bb0b28 #aa0a24 #980921 #87081d #750719 #630615 #520512 #40040e #2f030a #1d0206

Tints of crimson

#e70e32 #f21e41 #f33857 #f5526d #f66c83 #f88699 #f9a0af #fbbac5 #fcd4db #feeef1

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#0ccdad Analogous#cd0c8c Analogous#cd4d0c Triadic#2ccd0c Triadic#0c2ccd Split complementary#0ccd4d Split complementary#0c8dcd

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, 94, 79, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd0c2c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 94 79 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 77 26

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 #cd0c2c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd0c2c; }
.text { color: #cd0c2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd0c2c; }

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 #cd0c2c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd0c2c 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 #cd0c2c 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 #cd0c2c 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 #cd0c2c 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.