Crimson

#ec1e4d

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. 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 #ec1e4d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec1e4d

RGB236, 30, 77

HSL346, 84%, 52%

HSV346, 87%, 93%

CMYK0%, 87%, 67%, 7%

Lab51.03, 74.15, 29.01

XYZ36.4, 19.3, 8.83

Decimal15474253

Web safe#ff3366

Pantone1925 C

Shades of crimson

#e01342 #ca113b #b40f35 #9e0d2e #890c28 #730a22 #5d081b #480615 #32040f #1c0208

Tints of crimson

#ee335d #f0486e #f15d7e #f3718f #f5869f #f79bb0 #f8b0c0 #fac5d1 #fcdae1 #feeff2

Colors that go with crimson

Complementary#1eecbd Analogous#ec1eb4 Analogous#ec561e Triadic#4dec1e Triadic#1e4dec Split complementary#1eec56 Split complementary#1eb4ec

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, 87, 67, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec1e4d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 87 67 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 84 66 13

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 #ec1e4d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec1e4d; }
.text { color: #ec1e4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec1e4d; }

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 #ec1e4d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec1e4d 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 #ec1e4d 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 #ec1e4d 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 #ec1e4d is computed, not guessed. 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.