Red

#dd3801

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

This is Red, a vivid orange at 15 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Red color values

Every conversion for #dd3801, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dd3801

RGB221, 56, 1

HSL15, 99%, 44%

HSV15, 100%, 87%

CMYK0%, 75%, 100%, 13%

Lab49.74, 61.69, 61.51

XYZ31.24, 18.2, 1.9

Decimal14497793

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone173 C

Shades of red

#ca3301 #b72e01 #a42a01 #912501 #7e2001 #6b1b00 #581600 #451100 #320d00 #1e0800

Tints of red

#f83f01 #fe5016 #fe6431 #fe784c #fe8d67 #fea182 #ffb59d #ffc9b7 #ffddd2 #fff2ed

Colors that go with red

Complementary#01a6dd Analogous#dd0138 Analogous#dda601 Triadic#01dd38 Triadic#3801dd Split complementary#01dda6 Split complementary#0138dd

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, 75, 100, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dd3801 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 75 100 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 73 96 19

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 #dd3801 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dd3801; }
.text { color: #dd3801; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd3801; }

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 #dd3801 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dd3801 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 #dd3801 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 #dd3801 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 #dd3801 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 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.