Dark red

#4e0013

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

Dark red is a dark red that reads dramatic. 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 #4e0013, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e0013
RGB78, 0, 19
HSL345, 100%, 15%
HSV345, 100%, 31%
CMYK0%, 100%, 76%, 69%
Lab13.63, 34.72, 12.55
XYZ3.26, 1.67, 0.77
Decimal5111827
Web safe#660000
Pantone504 C
Pantone504 CHex#4e0013Rgb78 0 19Cmyk0 100 76 69Lab14 35 13Darker#3d000fLighter#8e0728

Shades of dark red

Tints of dark red

Colors that go with dark red

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, 100, 76, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e0013 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 100 76 69
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 96 74 75
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 #4e0013 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e0013; }
.text { color: #4e0013; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e0013; }

How dark red looks on light and dark

Dark red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e0013 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
15.75:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.33:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e0013 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 #4e0013 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 #4e0013 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 #4e0013 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.