Red

#d3452f

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

This is Red, a strong red sitting at 8 degrees on the wheel. 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 #d3452f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d3452f

RGB211, 69, 47

HSL8, 65%, 51%

HSV8, 78%, 83%

CMYK0%, 67%, 78%, 17%

Lab49.87, 54.63, 43.57

XYZ29.51, 18.31, 4.67

Decimal13845807

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone179 C

Shades of red

#c23e29 #af3825 #9d3221 #8a2c1d #772619 #642015 #521a11 #3f140d #2c0e09 #190805

Tints of red

#d75642 #db6856 #df7969 #e38a7c #e79b90 #ecada3 #f0beb6 #f4cfca #f8e1dd #fcf2f0

Colors that go with red

Complementary#2fbdd3 Analogous#d32f6b Analogous#d3972f Triadic#2fd345 Triadic#452fd3 Split complementary#2fd397 Split complementary#2f6bd3

Red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 67, 78, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d3452f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 67 78 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 66 76 23

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 #d3452f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d3452f; }
.text { color: #d3452f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3452f; }

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 #d3452f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d3452f 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 #d3452f 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 #d3452f 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

Here is how the numbers for #d3452f are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.