Dark red

#9b2f0a

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

Dark red sits in the orange range, deep and vivid. 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 #9b2f0a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9b2f0a

RGB155, 47, 10

HSL15, 88%, 32%

HSV15, 94%, 61%

CMYK0%, 70%, 94%, 39%

Lab36.03, 43.44, 44.47

XYZ14.59, 9.02, 1.26

Decimal10170122

Web safe#993300

Pantone174 C

Shades of dark red

#8e2b09 #822708 #752408 #682007 #5c1c06 #4f1805 #431404 #361003 #290d03 #1d0902

Tints of dark red

#ba380c #d8420e #f04e17 #f26636 #f47d55 #f69573 #f8ac92 #fac3b1 #fcdbcf #fef2ee

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#0a769b Analogous#9b0a2d Analogous#9b780a Triadic#0a9b2f Triadic#2f0a9b Split complementary#0a9b78 Split complementary#0a2d9b

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, 70, 94, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9b2f0a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 70 94 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 68 90 45

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 #9b2f0a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9b2f0a; }
.text { color: #9b2f0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b2f0a; }

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 #9b2f0a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9b2f0a 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 #9b2f0a 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 #9b2f0a 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

Here is how the numbers for #9b2f0a are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.