Dark red

#88211b

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

Dark red is a deep red that reads rich. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. 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 #88211b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#88211b

RGB136, 33, 27

HSL3, 67%, 32%

HSV3, 80%, 53%

CMYK0%, 76%, 80%, 47%

Lab30.4, 42.87, 30.03

XYZ10.9, 6.4, 1.7

Decimal8921371

Web safe#993333

Pantone1810 C

Shades of dark red

#7d1e19 #721c17 #671914 #5c1612 #511410 #46110e #3b0e0c #300c09 #250907 #1a0605

Tints of dark red

#a32820 #bf2e26 #d63930 #db534b #e16e67 #e68882 #eca29e #f1bcb9 #f7d7d5 #fcf1f0

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#1b8288 Analogous#881b4b Analogous#88581b Triadic#1b8821 Triadic#211b88 Split complementary#1b8858 Split complementary#1b4b88

Dark red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 76, 80, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #88211b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 76 80 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 74 78 53

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 #88211b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #88211b; }
.text { color: #88211b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88211b; }

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 #88211b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #88211b 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 #88211b 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 #88211b 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 #88211b are worked out. 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.