Dark red

#9c290e

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 11 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 #9c290e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9c290e

RGB156, 41, 14

HSL11, 84%, 33%

HSV11, 91%, 61%

CMYK0%, 74%, 91%, 39%

Lab35.37, 46.24, 42.59

XYZ14.58, 8.69, 1.32

Decimal10234126

Web safe#993300

Pantone484 C

Shades of dark red

#8f260d #82220c #761f0b #691c09 #5c1808 #4f1507 #421106 #360e05 #290b04 #1c0703

Tints of dark red

#ba3111 #d73913 #eb4620 #ee5f3d #f0775b #f39078 #f6a896 #f8c1b3 #fbd9d1 #fef1ef

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#0e819c Analogous#9c0e3a Analogous#9c700e Triadic#0e9c29 Triadic#290e9c Split complementary#0e9c70 Split complementary#0e3a9c

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, 74, 91, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9c290e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 74 91 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 72 88 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark red in css

Copy #9c290e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9c290e; }
.text { color: #9c290e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c290e; }

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 #9c290e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9c290e 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 #9c290e 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 #9c290e 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 #9c290e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.