Red

#df3e16

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. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Red color values

Every conversion for #df3e16, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#df3e16

RGB223, 62, 22

HSL12, 82%, 48%

HSV12, 90%, 87%

CMYK0%, 72%, 90%, 13%

Lab50.91, 60.51, 56.6

XYZ32.3, 19.19, 2.76

Decimal14630422

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone173 C

Shades of red

#cb3914 #b83312 #a42e10 #91280e #7d230c #6a1d0a #561809 #431307 #2f0d05 #1c0803

Tints of red

#e94c24 #ec5e3b #ee7051 #f08368 #f2957e #f5a895 #f7baab #f9cdc2 #fbdfd8 #fdf2ef

Colors that go with red

Complementary#16b7df Analogous#df1652 Analogous#dfa216 Triadic#16df3e Triadic#3e16df Split complementary#16dfa3 Split complementary#1652df

Red in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 72, 90, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #df3e16 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 72 90 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 70 87 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 #df3e16 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #df3e16; }
.text { color: #df3e16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df3e16; }

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 #df3e16 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #df3e16 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 #df3e16 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 #df3e16 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 #df3e16 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.