Dark red

#8b100b

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

Dark red lands in the red band, deep and vivid. 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 #8b100b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8b100b

RGB139, 16, 11

HSL2, 85%, 29%

HSV2, 92%, 55%

CMYK0%, 88%, 92%, 45%

Lab29.12, 48.4, 37.64

XYZ10.89, 5.88, 0.88

Decimal9113611

Web safe#990000

Pantone1810 C

Shades of dark red

#800f0a #750d09 #6a0c08 #5f0b07 #540a07 #490806 #3e0705 #320604 #270503 #1c0302

Tints of dark red

#ab140e #ca1710 #ea1b13 #ef3830 #f15650 #f47570 #f6938f #f9b2af #fbd0cf #feefee

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#0b868b Analogous#8b0b46 Analogous#8b500b Triadic#0b8b10 Triadic#100b8b Split complementary#0b8b50 Split complementary#0b468b

Dark red in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 88, 92, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8b100b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 88 92 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 85 89 51

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark red in css

Copy #8b100b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8b100b; }
.text { color: #8b100b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b100b; }

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 #8b100b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8b100b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8b100b 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8b100b 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

The figures for #8b100b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.