Crimson
Crimson (#B82025) is a mid-tone, vivid red with a warm feel (HSL 358°, 70%, 42%). It suits bold branding, restaurant menus and holiday cards. Pair it with Dark Coral or the harmonies below, and check the contrast table before using it for small text.
- HEX
#B82025 - RGB
rgb(184, 32, 37) - HSL
hsl(358, 70%, 42%) - CMYK
0, 83, 80, 28
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker steps of Crimson, 10% apart. Click a swatch to copy its code.
Tints (towards white)
Shades (towards black)
Color harmonies
Palettes built from Crimson with colour-wheel rules. Use them for invitation suites, brand kits and web layouts.
Complementary#B82025 #20B8B3
Analogous#B82071 #B82025 #B86720
Triadic#B82025 #25B820 #2025B8
Split complementary#B82025 #20B867 #2071B8
Tetradic#B82025 #71B820 #20B8B3 #6720B8
Monochrome#DF9B9D #CA585C #B82025 #8A181C #5C1012
Contrast and accessibility
WCAG 2.1: 4.5:1 or more passes AA for normal text, 3:1 for large text, 7:1 passes AAA.
Designs in Crimson
Print designs from our catalogue whose colour variant is closest to #B82025. Each one is personalized and printed to order.
Build a wedding palette with Crimson · Use it in a brand kit
CSS and code
--crimson: #b82025;
color: #b82025;
background-color: #b82025;
/* rgb(184, 32, 37) · hsl(358, 70%, 42%) */Machine-readable: /data/colors.json