Red

#a56272

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

Red is a mid red that reads confident. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Red color values

Every conversion for #a56272, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a56272

RGB165, 98, 114

HSL346, 27%, 52%

HSV346, 41%, 65%

CMYK0%, 41%, 31%, 35%

Lab49.43, 29.18, 2.7

XYZ22.92, 17.95, 18.18

Decimal10838642

Web safe#996666

Pantone688 C

Shades of red

#985767 #8a4f5d #7b4653 #6c3e49 #5d353f #4f2d35 #40252b #311c21 #221417 #130b0d

Tints of red

#ad717f #b67f8c #be8e99 #c69ca6 #cfabb3 #d7b9c0 #dfc8ce #e8d7db #f0e5e8 #f8f4f5

Colors that go with red

Complementary#62a595 Analogous#a56294 Analogous#a57462 Triadic#72a562 Triadic#6272a5 Split complementary#62a574 Split complementary#6294a5

Red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 41, 31, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a56272 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 41 31 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 42 33 41

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Red in css

Copy #a56272 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a56272; }
.text { color: #a56272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a56272; }

How red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a56272 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a56272 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a56272 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a56272 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 red, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #a56272 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.