Dark red

#942002

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 12 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 #942002, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#942002

RGB148, 32, 2

HSL12, 97%, 29%

HSV12, 99%, 58%

CMYK0%, 78%, 99%, 42%

Lab32.55, 46.6, 44.66

XYZ12.74, 7.33, 0.8

Decimal9707522

Web safe#993300

Pantone174 C

Shades of dark red

#881d02 #7c1b02 #711802 #651601 #591301 #4d1101 #420e01 #360c01 #2a0901 #1e0700

Tints of dark red

#b62702 #d82f03 #f93603 #fc4f23 #fc6a45 #fd8566 #fda088 #febbaa #fed6cc #fff1ed

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#027694 Analogous#94022d Analogous#946902 Triadic#029420 Triadic#200294 Split complementary#029469 Split complementary#022d94

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, 78, 99, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #942002 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 78 99 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 76 95 48

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 #942002 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #942002; }
.text { color: #942002; }
.border { border: 2px solid #942002; }

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 #942002 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #942002 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 #942002 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 #942002 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 #942002 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.