Dark red

#9a2d08

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 orange at 15 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark red color values

Every conversion for #9a2d08, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9a2d08

RGB154, 45, 8

HSL15, 90%, 32%

HSV15, 95%, 60%

CMYK0%, 71%, 95%, 40%

Lab35.53, 43.89, 44.74

XYZ14.31, 8.76, 1.17

Decimal10104072

Web safe#993300

Pantone174 C

Shades of dark red

#8e2907 #812607 #752206 #681e05 #5c1b05 #4f1704 #431303 #361003 #2a0c02 #1d0902

Tints of dark red

#b9360a #d93f0b #f34b12 #f46332 #f67b51 #f89370 #f9ab90 #fbc2af #fcdacf #fef2ee

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#08759a Analogous#9a082c Analogous#9a7608 Triadic#089a2d Triadic#2d089a Split complementary#089a76 Split complementary#082c9a

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, 71, 95, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9a2d08 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 71 95 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 69 91 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark red in css

Copy #9a2d08 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9a2d08; }
.text { color: #9a2d08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a2d08; }

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 #9a2d08 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9a2d08 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 #9a2d08 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 #9a2d08 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 #9a2d08 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. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.