Dark red

#2e080e

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 strong. 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 #2e080e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2e080e

RGB46, 8, 14

HSL351, 70%, 11%

HSV351, 83%, 18%

CMYK0%, 83%, 70%, 82%

Lab7.1, 19.78, 5.11

XYZ1.29, 0.79, 0.5

Decimal3016718

Web safe#330000

Pantone4975 C

Shades of dark red

#2c080d #2a070d #28070c #26070c #24060b #22060a #20060a #1e0509 #1c0509 #1a0508

Tints of dark red

#530e19 #791525 #9e1b30 #c3223b #dc354f #e25a70 #e98090 #efa5b1 #f6cad1 #fcf0f2

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#082e28 Analogous#2e0821 Analogous#2e1508 Triadic#0e2e08 Triadic#080e2e Split complementary#082e15 Split complementary#08212e

Dark red in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 83, 70, 82.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2e080e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 83 70 82

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 80 68 88

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 #2e080e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2e080e; }
.text { color: #2e080e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e080e; }

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 #2e080e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2e080e 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 #2e080e 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 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 #2e080e 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

Every value on this page for #2e080e is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.