Red

#cf300a

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

This is Red, a vivid red sitting at 12 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.

Red color values

Every conversion for #cf300a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cf300a

RGB207, 48, 10

HSL12, 91%, 43%

HSV12, 95%, 81%

CMYK0%, 77%, 95%, 19%

Lab46.18, 60.04, 55.83

XYZ26.84, 15.4, 1.85

Decimal13578250

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone485 C

Shades of red

#bd2c09 #ab2808 #9a2407 #882007 #761b06 #641705 #531304 #410f03 #2f0b02 #1d0701

Tints of red

#e9360b #f4461c #f55b36 #f77150 #f8866b #f99b85 #fab19f #fcc6b9 #fddcd4 #fef1ee

Colors that go with red

Complementary#0aa9cf Analogous#cf0a46 Analogous#cf920a Triadic#0acf30 Triadic#300acf Split complementary#0acf92 Split complementary#0a46cf

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, 77, 95, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cf300a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 77 95 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 75 91 25

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.

Red in css

Copy #cf300a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cf300a; }
.text { color: #cf300a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf300a; }

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 #cf300a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cf300a 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 #cf300a 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 #cf300a 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #cf300a are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.