Dark red

#3c0005

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 #3c0005, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3c0005
RGB60, 0, 5
HSL355, 100%, 12%
HSV355, 100%, 24%
CMYK0%, 100%, 92%, 76%
Lab8.75, 28.79, 11.78
XYZ1.89, 0.97, 0.23
Decimal3932165
Web safe#330000
Pantone4975 C
Pantone4975 CHex#3c0005Rgb60 0 5Cmyk0 100 92 76Lab9 29 12Lighter#7d0710

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, 100, 92, 76.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3c0005 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 100 92 76
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 96 89 82
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 #3c0005 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3c0005; }
.text { color: #3c0005; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c0005; }

How dark red looks on light and dark

Dark red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3c0005 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
17.58:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.19:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3c0005 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 #3c0005 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 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 #3c0005 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

The figures for #3c0005 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.