Dark red

#250100

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark red, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark red lands in the red band, dark and vivid. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Dark red color values

Every conversion for #250100, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#250100
RGB37, 1, 0
HSL2, 100%, 7%
HSV2, 100%, 15%
CMYK0%, 97%, 100%, 85%
Lab3.75, 15.54, 5.9
XYZ0.77, 0.42, 0.04
Decimal2425088
Web safe#330000
Pantone4975 C
Pantone4975 CHex#250100Rgb37 1 0Cmyk0 97 100 85Lab4 16 6Darker#250100Deep#250100Lighter#670805

Shades of dark red

Tints of dark red

Colors that go with dark red

Dark red in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 97, 100, 85.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #250100 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 97 100 85
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 93 96 91
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark red in css

Copy #250100 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #250100; }
.text { color: #250100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250100; }

How dark red looks on light and dark

Dark red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #250100 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
19.39:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.08:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #250100 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #250100 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark red? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #250100 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #250100 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.