Red

Red color values

Every conversion for #8f7973, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of red

Tints of red

Colors that go with red

Red in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8f7973 on both.

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 #8f7973 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8f7973; }
.text { color: #8f7973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7973; }

How red looks on light and dark

Red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8f7973 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8f7973 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 #8f7973 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #8f7973 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values