Dark red

Dark red color values

Every conversion for #85361d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of dark red

Tints of dark red

Colors that go with dark red

Dark red in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #85361d on both.

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 #85361d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #85361d; }
.text { color: #85361d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85361d; }

How dark red looks on light and dark

Dark red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #85361d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #85361d 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 #85361d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #85361d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values