Dark red

#3c080e

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 #3c080e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3c080e
RGB60, 8, 14
HSL353, 76%, 13%
HSV353, 87%, 24%
CMYK0%, 87%, 77%, 76%
Lab10.3, 25.33, 10.13
XYZ2.03, 1.17, 0.53
Decimal3934222
Web safe#330000
Pantone4975 C
Pantone4975 CHex#3c080eRgb60 8 14Cmyk0 87 77 76Lab10 25 10Darker#36070dLighter#761621

Shades of dark red

Tints of dark red

Colors that go with dark red

Dark red in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 87, 77, 76.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3c080e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 87 77 76
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 84 75 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 #3c080e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3c080e; }
.text { color: #3c080e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c080e; }

How dark red looks on light and dark

Dark red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3c080e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
17.03:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.23:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3c080e 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 #3c080e 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 #3c080e 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 #3c080e 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.