Dark red

#a42002

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. 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 #a42002, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a42002

RGB164, 32, 2

HSL11, 98%, 33%

HSV11, 99%, 64%

CMYK0%, 80%, 99%, 36%

Lab35.85, 51.65, 48.27

XYZ15.84, 8.93, 0.95

Decimal10756098

Web safe#993300

Pantone484 C

Shades of dark red

#971d02 #891b02 #7c1802 #6e1601 #611301 #541001 #460e01 #390b01 #2c0901 #1e0600

Tints of dark red

#c42602 #e42d03 #fc380c #fc532c #fd6d4c #fd876c #fea28d #febcad #fed6cd #fff1ed

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#0286a4 Analogous#a40235 Analogous#a47102 Triadic#02a420 Triadic#2002a4 Split complementary#02a471 Split complementary#0235a4

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, 80, 99, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a42002 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 80 99 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 78 95 42

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 #a42002 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a42002; }
.text { color: #a42002; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a42002; }

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 #a42002 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a42002 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 #a42002 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 #a42002 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 #a42002 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.