Red

#e11c00

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

Red is a deep red that reads serious. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. 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 #e11c00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e11c00

RGB225, 28, 0

HSL7, 100%, 44%

HSV7, 100%, 88%

CMYK0%, 88%, 100%, 12%

Lab48.06, 69.79, 61.54

XYZ31.47, 16.84, 1.59

Decimal14752768

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone485 C

Shades of red

#ce1a00 #ba1700 #a71500 #931200 #801000 #6c0d00 #590b00 #450900 #320600 #1f0400

Tints of red

#fc1f00 #ff3417 #ff4c32 #ff634d #ff7a68 #ff9282 #ffa99d #ffc1b8 #ffd8d2 #ffefed

Colors that go with red

Complementary#00c5e1 Analogous#e10054 Analogous#e18d00 Triadic#00e11c Triadic#1c00e1 Split complementary#00e18d Split complementary#0054e1

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, 88, 100, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e11c00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 88 100 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 85 96 18

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Red in css

Copy #e11c00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e11c00; }
.text { color: #e11c00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e11c00; }

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 #e11c00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e11c00 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e11c00 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e11c00 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 #e11c00 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.