Dark red

#480e07

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. 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 #480e07, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#480e07

RGB72, 14, 7

HSL6, 82%, 15%

HSV6, 90%, 28%

CMYK0%, 81%, 90%, 72%

Lab13.87, 26.92, 18.48

XYZ2.87, 1.71, 0.38

Decimal4722183

Web safe#330000

Pantone4975 C

Shades of dark red

#3f0c06 #360b05 #2e0904 #290804 #250704 #200603 #1c0503

Tints of dark red

#6e150b #931d0e #b92412 #df2b16 #eb4632 #ef6858 #f28a7e #f6aca3 #facec9 #fdf0ef

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#074148 Analogous#480720 Analogous#482e07 Triadic#07480e Triadic#0e0748 Split complementary#07482e Split complementary#072148

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, 81, 90, 72.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #480e07 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 81 90 72

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 87 78

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 #480e07 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #480e07; }
.text { color: #480e07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #480e07; }

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 #480e07 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #480e07 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 #480e07 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 #480e07 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 #480e07 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.