Dark red

#952012

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 6 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 #952012, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#952012

RGB149, 32, 18

HSL6, 78%, 33%

HSV6, 88%, 58%

CMYK0%, 79%, 88%, 42%

Lab32.85, 47.21, 38.19

XYZ13.02, 7.47, 1.33

Decimal9773074

Web safe#993300

Pantone484 C

Shades of dark red

#891d11 #7d1b0f #70180e #64160c #58130b #4c1009 #400e08 #340b06 #270805 #1b0603

Tints of dark red

#b22616 #cf2c19 #e53924 #e85341 #ec6d5e #ef877b #f3a298 #f6bcb5 #fad6d2 #fdf1ef

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#128795 Analogous#951246 Analogous#956212 Triadic#129520 Triadic#201295 Split complementary#129562 Split complementary#124595

Dark red in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 79, 88, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #952012 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 79 88 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 77 85 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 #952012 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #952012; }
.text { color: #952012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #952012; }

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 #952012 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #952012 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 #952012 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 #952012 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

Here is how the numbers for #952012 are worked out. 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.