Dark red

#8a331e

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 #8a331e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a331e

RGB138, 51, 30

HSL12, 64%, 33%

HSV12, 78%, 54%

CMYK0%, 63%, 78%, 46%

Lab33.7, 35.91, 31.89

XYZ11.9, 7.86, 2.12

Decimal9057054

Web safe#993333

Pantone484 C

Shades of dark red

#7f2f1c #732b19 #682617 #5d2214 #521e12 #461a0f #3b160d #30120a #240d08 #190905

Tints of dark red

#a53d24 #bf472a #d35536 #d96b51 #df826b #e59886 #eaafa0 #f0c5bb #f6dcd6 #fcf3f0

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#1e758a Analogous#8a1e3f Analogous#8a691e Triadic#1e8a33 Triadic#331e8a Split complementary#1e8a69 Split complementary#1e3f8a

Dark red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 63, 78, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a331e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 63 78 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 62 76 52

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 #8a331e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a331e; }
.text { color: #8a331e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a331e; }

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 #8a331e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a331e 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 #8a331e 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 #8a331e 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #8a331e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.