Crimson

#d02f52

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

Crimson is a mid red that reads balanced. 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 #d02f52, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d02f52

RGB208, 47, 82

HSL347, 63%, 50%

HSV347, 77%, 82%

CMYK0%, 77%, 61%, 18%

Lab47.04, 63.13, 19.75

XYZ28.55, 16.05, 9.58

Decimal13643602

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone206 C

Shades of crimson

#be2b4b #ab2744 #99233c #871e35 #741a2e #621627 #50121f #3e0e18 #2b0a11 #19060a

Tints of crimson

#d44262 #d95672 #dd6982 #e17c92 #e690a2 #eaa3b3 #efb6c3 #f3cad3 #f7dde3 #fcf0f3

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#2fd0ad Analogous#d02fa2 Analogous#d05d2f Triadic#52d02f Triadic#2f52d0 Split complementary#2fd05d Split complementary#2fa2d0

Crimson in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 77, 61, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d02f52 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 77 61 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 75 60 24

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 #d02f52 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d02f52; }
.text { color: #d02f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d02f52; }

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 #d02f52 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d02f52 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 #d02f52 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 #d02f52 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 #d02f52 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.