Dark red

#250204

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 #250204, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#250204

RGB37, 2, 4

HSL357, 90%, 8%

HSV357, 95%, 15%

CMYK0%, 95%, 89%, 85%

Lab4.02, 15.69, 4.67

XYZ0.81, 0.45, 0.16

Decimal2425348

Web safe#330000

Pantone4975 C

Tints of dark red

#500409 #7b070d #a60912 #d10b17 #f21724 #f5424c #f76d75 #f9989e #fcc3c6 #feeeef

Dark red in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 0, 95, 89, 85.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #250204 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 95 89 85

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 91 86 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark red in css

Copy #250204 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #250204; }
.text { color: #250204; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250204; }

How dark red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #250204 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #250204 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #250204 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn dark red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #250204 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 dark red, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #250204 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.