Dark red

#4e050d

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

This is Dark red, a vivid red sitting at 353 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 #4e050d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e050d

RGB78, 5, 13

HSL353, 88%, 16%

HSV353, 94%, 31%

CMYK0%, 94%, 83%, 69%

Lab14.16, 32.61, 16.58

XYZ3.27, 1.76, 0.55

Decimal5113101

Web safe#660000

Pantone490 C

Shades of dark red

#44040b #3a040a #350309 #300308 #270206 #220206 #1d0205

Tints of dark red

#740713 #9b0a1a #c10c20 #e80f27 #f22e43 #f45466 #f77b88 #f9a1ab #fbc8cd #feeef0

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#054e46 Analogous#4e0532 Analogous#4e2205 Triadic#0d4e05 Triadic#050d4e Split complementary#054e22 Split complementary#05324e

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, 94, 83, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e050d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 94 83 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 80 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 #4e050d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e050d; }
.text { color: #4e050d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e050d; }

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 #4e050d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e050d 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 #4e050d 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 #4e050d 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

The figures for #4e050d 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.