CMYK Color

The color Crimson is often represented by the code CMYK(0 81 61 16) which in a general sense, marks the composition proportions of primary colors. Using this code, we should be able to mix Cyan, Magenta, Blue and Black pgiments to get the same color depicted here. It is important to understand, that in practice, there is more than one way to mix pigments for Crimson color using 4 color process. That is because CMYK colors don't really have a strict cross reference chart with names attributed to each shade variation. Some CMYK colors are named by various manufacturers and most CMYK color names that we pass around are designated by the general public. That's why we also suggest you to lookup these other two CMYK color candidates for Crimson color here(1) and here(2) to see which one works better for you.

CMYK Color

Color name:Crimson
CMYK (%):0% 81% 61% 16%
CMYK (dec):0.0000, 0.8078, 0.6118, 0.1608
rgb:214, 8, 58
hex:#D6083A Details Here
hsv:345.4369, 0.9626, 0.8392
xyz:0.2858, 0.1478, 0.0535
lab:45.3300, 70.6370, 32.4880
lch:45.3300, 77.7500, 24.6991
CMYK Color: Cyan 0 Magenta 81 Yellow 61 Black 16 CMYK name: Crimson
The image above depicts CMYK color sample that constitutes these base colors: Cyan 0 Magenta 81 Yellow 61 Black 16. Click to enlarge.
CMYK Composition build for Crimson (preview)
CMYK Build for Crimson color (Click to edit)