Dark red

#8b2c1e

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

This is Dark red, a strong red sitting at 8 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Dark red color values

Every conversion for #8b2c1e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8b2c1e

RGB139, 44, 30

HSL8, 64%, 33%

HSV8, 78%, 55%

CMYK0%, 68%, 78%, 45%

Lab32.67, 39.54, 30.85

XYZ11.78, 7.38, 2.03

Decimal9120798

Web safe#993333

Pantone181 C

Shades of dark red

#80281c #742519 #692117 #5d1e14 #521a12 #47160f #3b130d #300f0a #250c08 #190805

Tints of dark red

#a63424 #c03d29 #d44a36 #d96251 #df7a6b #e59286 #ebaaa1 #f0c2bb #f6dad6 #fcf2f0

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#1e7d8b Analogous#8b1e47 Analogous#8b631e Triadic#1e8b2c Triadic#2c1e8b Split complementary#1e8b62 Split complementary#1e478b

Dark red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 68, 78, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8b2c1e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 68 78 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 76 51

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

Dark red in css

Copy #8b2c1e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8b2c1e; }
.text { color: #8b2c1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b2c1e; }

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 #8b2c1e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8b2c1e 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 #8b2c1e 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 #8b2c1e 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

The figures for #8b2c1e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.