Dark red

#42100a

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

This is Dark red, a strong red sitting at 6 degrees on the wheel. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Dark red color values

Every conversion for #42100a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#42100a

RGB66, 16, 10

HSL6, 74%, 15%

HSV6, 85%, 26%

CMYK0%, 76%, 85%, 74%

Lab12.93, 23.75, 15.77

XYZ2.49, 1.55, 0.46

Decimal4329482

Web safe#330000

Pantone4975 C

Shades of dark red

#3e0f09 #3a0e09 #360d08 #320c08 #2e0b07 #2a0a06 #260906 #220805 #1f0705 #1b0604

Tints of dark red

#66190f #8a2215 #ae2a1a #d33320 #e14d3b #e76d5f #ec8e83 #f2afa7 #f7d0cb #fdf1ef

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#0a3c42 Analogous#420a20 Analogous#422c0a Triadic#0a4210 Triadic#100a42 Split complementary#0a422c Split complementary#0a2042

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, 76, 85, 74.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #42100a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 76 85 74

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 74 82 80

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 #42100a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #42100a; }
.text { color: #42100a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42100a; }

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 #42100a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #42100a 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 #42100a 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 #42100a 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 #42100a 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.