RANK #08 81% MATCH

Lato × Crimson Pro

sans-serif  +  serif

Crimson Pro is a refined book serif that gives Lato a literary, editorial body voice. Lato's warm headings keep the pairing approachable while Crimson Pro brings classical reading quality to long text.

Headings + Body Google Fonts Free
Open in Studio Copy CSS
Match scores

How Lato and Crimson Pro score across four checks — class contrast, role clarity, x-height harmony and mood affinity. Higher is better.

COMPOSITE MATCH
81 /100
Reliable choice
Class contrast 90
Role clarity 85
X-height harmony 64
Mood affinity 78
WHY IT WORKS
Structure meets readability

Crimson Pro is a refined book serif that gives Lato a literary, editorial body voice. Lato's warm headings keep the pairing approachable while Crimson Pro brings classical reading quality to long text.

Where it shines

Long reads, publishing and essay-style layouts wanting warmth up top and elegance in the body.

Where to be careful

Crimson Pro runs small — size it up against Lato's tall x-height to keep the body from looking undersized.

THE TYPEFACES
Meet the pair
Ag HEADING
Lato
sans-serif · Łukasz Dziedzic · 2010
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Thin Light Regular Bold Black
BEST FOR Headlines, labels, UI
Ag BODY
Crimson Pro
serif · Sebastian Kosch, Jacques Le Bailly · 2018
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
ExtraLight Light Regular Medium SemiBold Bold
BEST FOR Body text, quotes, long reads
GET THE PAIR
Drop it into your project

Add the fonts, then two rules — Lato for headings, Crimson Pro for everything you read.

index.html
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Lato:wght@500;700&family=Crimson+Pro:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
styles.css
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: "Lato", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

body, p {
  font-family: "Crimson Pro", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
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