Crimson

#ea0c2a

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. 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 #ea0c2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ea0c2a

RGB234, 12, 42

HSL352, 90%, 48%

HSV352, 95%, 92%

CMYK0%, 95%, 82%, 8%

Lab49.4, 74.7, 47.22

XYZ34.48, 17.92, 3.83

Decimal15338538

Web safe#ff0033

Pantone185 C

Shades of crimson

#d60b26 #c10a23 #ad091f #98081b #840718 #6f0614 #5b0510 #46040d #320309 #1d0105

Tints of crimson

#f31b38 #f5334d #f64a61 #f76276 #f8798a #f9909f #fba8b3 #fcbfc7 #fdd7dc #feeef0

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#0ceacc Analogous#ea0c99 Analogous#ea5d0c Triadic#2aea0c Triadic#0c2aea Split complementary#0cea5d Split complementary#0c99ea

Crimson in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 95, 82, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ea0c2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 95 82 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 91 79 14

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 #ea0c2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ea0c2a; }
.text { color: #ea0c2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea0c2a; }

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 #ea0c2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ea0c2a 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 #ea0c2a 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 #ea0c2a 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 #ea0c2a 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.