Dark red

#8a260d

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 #8a260d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a260d

RGB138, 38, 13

HSL12, 83%, 30%

HSV12, 91%, 54%

CMYK0%, 72%, 91%, 46%

Lab31.39, 41.2, 38.42

XYZ11.25, 6.82, 1.1

Decimal9053709

Web safe#993300

Pantone174 C

Shades of dark red

#7f230c #74200b #691d0a #5e1a09 #531708 #481407 #3d1106 #320e05 #270b04 #1c0803

Tints of dark red

#a92f10 #c83713 #e84016 #ec5834 #ef7253 #f28c72 #f5a591 #f8bfb0 #fbd8d0 #fdf2ef

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#0d718a Analogous#8a0d32 Analogous#8a650d Triadic#0d8a26 Triadic#260d8a Split complementary#0d8a65 Split complementary#0d328a

Dark red in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 72, 91, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a260d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 72 91 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 70 88 52

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #8a260d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a260d; }
.text { color: #8a260d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a260d; }

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 #8a260d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a260d 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 #8a260d 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 #8a260d 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

Every value on this page for #8a260d is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.