Red

#8d7872

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

This is Red, a grey red sitting at 13 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Red color values

Every conversion for #8d7872, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d7872

RGB141, 120, 114

HSL13, 11%, 50%

HSV13, 19%, 55%

CMYK0%, 15%, 19%, 45%

Lab52.19, 7.1, 6.3

XYZ20.74, 20.31, 18.75

Decimal9271410

Web safe#996666

Pantone437 C

Shades of red

#816d68 #74635e #685854 #5b4e4a #4f4340 #433936 #362e2c #2a2422 #1d1918 #110e0e

Tints of red

#98857f #a2918c #ad9e99 #b7aaa6 #c2b7b4 #cdc3c1 #d7d0ce #e2dcdb #ece9e8 #f7f6f5

Colors that go with red

Complementary#72878d Analogous#8d727a Analogous#8d8672 Triadic#728d78 Triadic#78728d Split complementary#728d85 Split complementary#727a8d

Red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 19, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d7872 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 19 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 21 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Red in css

Copy #8d7872 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d7872; }
.text { color: #8d7872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7872; }

How red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8d7872 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d7872 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8d7872 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8d7872 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 red, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #8d7872 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. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.