Dark red

#8d290a

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

This is Dark red, a vivid red sitting at 14 degrees on the wheel. 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 #8d290a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d290a

RGB141, 41, 10

HSL14, 87%, 30%

HSV14, 93%, 55%

CMYK0%, 71%, 93%, 45%

Lab32.41, 40.97, 40.68

XYZ11.83, 7.27, 1.07

Decimal9251082

Web safe#993300

Pantone174 C

Shades of dark red

#822609 #772208 #6b1f08 #601c07 #551906 #4a1505 #3e1204 #330f04 #280c03 #1d0802

Tints of dark red

#ad320c #cd3c0f #ed4511 #f05d2f #f3764f #f58f6f #f7a78f #f9c0af #fcd9ce #fef2ee

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#0a6e8d Analogous#8d0a2c Analogous#8d6b0a Triadic#0a8d29 Triadic#290a8d Split complementary#0a8d6b Split complementary#0a2c8d

Dark red in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 71, 93, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d290a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 71 93 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 69 90 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark red in css

Copy #8d290a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d290a; }
.text { color: #8d290a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d290a; }

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 #8d290a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d290a 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 #8d290a 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 #8d290a 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 #8d290a are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.