Dark red

#9e2000

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. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Dark red color values

Every conversion for #9e2000, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9e2000

RGB158, 32, 0

HSL12, 100%, 31%

HSV12, 100%, 62%

CMYK0%, 80%, 100%, 38%

Lab34.6, 49.76, 47.76

XYZ14.62, 8.3, 0.83

Decimal10362880

Web safe#993300

Pantone174 C

Shades of dark red

#911d00 #851b00 #781800 #6b1600 #5e1300 #521100 #450e00 #380b00 #2b0900 #1f0600

Tints of dark red

#bf2700 #e12e00 #ff3603 #ff5125 #ff6c46 #ff8667 #ffa189 #ffbbaa #ffd6cc #fff1ed

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#007e9e Analogous#9e002f Analogous#9e6f00 Triadic#009e20 Triadic#20009e Split complementary#009e6f Split complementary#002f9e

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, 80, 100, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9e2000 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 80 100 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 78 96 44

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 #9e2000 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9e2000; }
.text { color: #9e2000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e2000; }

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 #9e2000 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9e2000 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 #9e2000 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 #9e2000 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 #9e2000 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.