Red

#cf4d20

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

This is Red, a strong orange at 15 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Red color values

Every conversion for #cf4d20, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cf4d20

RGB207, 77, 32

HSL15, 73%, 47%

HSV15, 85%, 81%

CMYK0%, 63%, 85%, 19%

Lab50.31, 49.43, 50.96

XYZ28.65, 18.68, 3.46

Decimal13585696

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone173 C

Shades of red

#bd461d #ab401a #993918 #873215 #752b12 #63250f #511e0c #3f170a #2d1107 #1b0a04

Tints of red

#de582a #e16a40 #e57b56 #e88c6c #ec9d82 #efae98 #f2bfae #f6d1c4 #f9e2da #fdf3f0

Colors that go with red

Complementary#20a2cf Analogous#cf204a Analogous#cfa520 Triadic#20cf4d Triadic#4d20cf Split complementary#20cfa5 Split complementary#204acf

Red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 63, 85, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cf4d20 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 63 85 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 62 82 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 #cf4d20 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cf4d20; }
.text { color: #cf4d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf4d20; }

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 #cf4d20 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cf4d20 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 #cf4d20 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 #cf4d20 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 #cf4d20 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.