Dark red

#a00007

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

Dark red lands in the red band, deep and vivid. 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 #a00007, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a00007

RGB160, 0, 7

HSL357, 100%, 31%

HSV357, 100%, 63%

CMYK0%, 100%, 96%, 37%

Lab32.9, 56.63, 44.12

XYZ14.54, 7.49, 0.88

Decimal10485767

Web safe#990000

Pantone484 C

Shades of dark red

#930006 #860006 #790005 #6c0005 #5f0004 #520004 #450003 #380002 #2c0002 #1f0001

Tints of dark red

#c10008 #e2000a #ff0510 #ff262f #ff474f #ff686f #ff8a8f #ffabae #ffccce #ffedee

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#00a099 Analogous#a00057 Analogous#a04900 Triadic#07a000 Triadic#0007a0 Split complementary#00a049 Split complementary#0057a0

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, 100, 96, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a00007 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 96 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 92 43

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 #a00007 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a00007; }
.text { color: #a00007; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a00007; }

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 #a00007 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a00007 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 #a00007 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 #a00007 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 #a00007 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.