Crimson

#e00a21

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 vivid. 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 #e00a21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e00a21

RGB224, 10, 33

HSL354, 91%, 46%

HSV354, 96%, 88%

CMYK0%, 96%, 85%, 12%

Lab47.2, 72.21, 49.1

XYZ31.12, 16.17, 2.92

Decimal14682657

Web safe#cc0033

Pantone1795 C

Shades of crimson

#cd091e #b9081b #a60718 #920716 #7f0613 #6b0510 #58040d #44030a #310207 #1d0104

Tints of crimson

#f41028 #f5283e #f74154 #f85a6b #f97281 #fa8b97 #fba4ad #fcbcc3 #fdd5d9 #feeef0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#0ae0c9 Analogous#e00a8c Analogous#e05e0a Triadic#21e00a Triadic#0a21e0 Split complementary#0ae05e Split complementary#0a8ce0

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, 96, 85, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e00a21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 96 85 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 92 82 18

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 #e00a21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e00a21; }
.text { color: #e00a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e00a21; }

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 #e00a21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e00a21 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 #e00a21 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 #e00a21 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 #e00a21 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.