Red

#de3f08

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. 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 #de3f08, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de3f08

RGB222, 63, 8

HSL15, 93%, 45%

HSV15, 96%, 87%

CMYK0%, 72%, 96%, 13%

Lab50.81, 59.68, 60.44

XYZ31.95, 19.1, 2.23

Decimal14565128

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone173 C

Shades of red

#cb3a07 #b83407 #a42f06 #912905 #7e2405 #6b1e04 #571903 #441302 #310e02 #1e0801

Tints of red

#f6470a #f75a23 #f86d3d #f98056 #fa936f #fba689 #fcb9a2 #fdccbb #fddfd4 #fef2ee

Colors that go with red

Complementary#08a7de Analogous#de083c Analogous#deaa08 Triadic#08de3f Triadic#3f08de Split complementary#08deaa Split complementary#083cde

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, 72, 96, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de3f08 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 72 96 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 70 92 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 #de3f08 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de3f08; }
.text { color: #de3f08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de3f08; }

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 #de3f08 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de3f08 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 #de3f08 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 #de3f08 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 #de3f08 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.