Crimson

#ce2e2f

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. 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 #ce2e2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ce2e2f

RGB206, 46, 47

HSL360, 63%, 49%

HSV360, 78%, 81%

CMYK0%, 78%, 77%, 19%

Lab46.02, 61.14, 39.25

XYZ26.94, 15.28, 4.22

Decimal13512239

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone1797 C

Shades of crimson

#bc2a2b #aa2627 #982223 #861e1e #741a1a #611616 #4f1212 #3d0e0e #2b0a0a #190606

Tints of crimson

#d44041 #d95354 #dd6768 #e17b7b #e68e8f #eaa2a2 #efb6b6 #f3c9c9 #f7dddd #fcf0f0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2ececd Analogous#ce2e7f Analogous#ce7d2e Triadic#2fce2e Triadic#2e2fce Split complementary#2ece7d Split complementary#2e7fce

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, 78, 77, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ce2e2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 78 77 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 76 75 25

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 #ce2e2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ce2e2f; }
.text { color: #ce2e2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce2e2f; }

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 #ce2e2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ce2e2f 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 #ce2e2f 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 #ce2e2f 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 #ce2e2f are worked out. 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.