Crimson

#de2862

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

Crimson is a mid pink, balanced and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Crimson color values

Every conversion for #de2862, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de2862

RGB222, 40, 98

HSL341, 73%, 51%

HSV341, 82%, 87%

CMYK0%, 82%, 56%, 13%

Lab49.41, 69.79, 13.61

XYZ33.09, 17.93, 13.27

Decimal14559330

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone213 C

Shades of crimson

#cf2058 #bb1d4f #a71a47 #93173e #7f1336 #6b102d #570d25 #430a1c #2f0714 #1b040b

Tints of crimson

#e13c71 #e4507f #e7648e #ea789c #ed8cab #f0a0b9 #f3b4c8 #f6c8d7 #fadce5 #fdf0f4

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#28dea4 Analogous#de28bd Analogous#de4928 Triadic#62de28 Triadic#2862de Split complementary#28de49 Split complementary#28bdde

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, 82, 56, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de2862 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 82 56 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 56 19

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 #de2862 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de2862; }
.text { color: #de2862; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de2862; }

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 #de2862 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de2862 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 #de2862 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 #de2862 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 #de2862 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. 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.