Dark red

#9a220d

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

Dark red is a deep red that reads weighty. 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 #9a220d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9a220d

RGB154, 34, 13

HSL9, 84%, 33%

HSV9, 92%, 60%

CMYK0%, 78%, 92%, 40%

Lab34.07, 48.05, 41.86

XYZ13.97, 8.04, 1.2

Decimal10101261

Web safe#993300

Pantone484 C

Shades of dark red

#8d1f0c #811c0b #741a0a #681709 #5b1408 #4f1107 #420f06 #350c05 #290903 #1c0602

Tints of dark red

#b82910 #d62f12 #ec3c1d #ee553b #f16f59 #f38977 #f6a395 #f9bdb3 #fbd7d1 #fef1ef

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#0d859a Analogous#9a0d3e Analogous#9a680d Triadic#0d9a22 Triadic#220d9a Split complementary#0d9a69 Split complementary#0d3e9a

Dark red in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 78, 92, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9a220d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 78 92 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 76 89 46

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark red in css

Copy #9a220d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9a220d; }
.text { color: #9a220d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a220d; }

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 #9a220d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9a220d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9a220d 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9a220d 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 #9a220d 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 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.