Dark red

#7d2000

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 orange at 15 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark red color values

Every conversion for #7d2000, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7d2000
RGB125, 32, 0
HSL15, 100%, 25%
HSV15, 100%, 49%
CMYK0%, 74%, 100%, 51%
Lab27.83, 38.77, 39.85
XYZ8.97, 5.39, 0.57
Decimal8200192
Web safe#663300
Pantone1685 C
Pantone1685 CHex#7d2000Rgb125 32 0Cmyk0 74 100 51Lab28 39 40Darker#3d1000Deep#661a00Lighter#bb370a

Shades of dark red

Tints of dark red

Colors that go with dark red

Dark red in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 74, 100, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7d2000 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 74 100 51
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 72 96 57
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 #7d2000 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7d2000; }
.text { color: #7d2000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d2000; }

How dark red looks on light and dark

Dark red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #7d2000 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.10:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.08:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7d2000 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 #7d2000 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 #7d2000 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 #7d2000 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. 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.