Red

#e14331

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

Red is a mid red that reads confident. 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 #e14331, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e14331

RGB225, 67, 49

HSL6, 75%, 54%

HSV6, 78%, 88%

CMYK0%, 70%, 78%, 12%

Lab52.11, 60.0, 45.62

XYZ33.61, 20.24, 5.04

Decimal14762801

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone179 C

Shades of red

#da3320 #c52e1d #af291a #9a2416 #851f13 #701a10 #5a150d #45100a #300b07 #1b0604

Tints of red

#e45444 #e76657 #e9776a #ec897d #ef9a90 #f2aba3 #f4bdb6 #f7cec9 #fadfdc #fdf1ef

Colors that go with red

Complementary#31cfe1 Analogous#e13177 Analogous#e19b31 Triadic#31e143 Triadic#4331e1 Split complementary#31e19b Split complementary#3177e1

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, 70, 78, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e14331 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 70 78 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 68 76 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Red in css

Copy #e14331 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e14331; }
.text { color: #e14331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e14331; }

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 #e14331 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e14331 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 #e14331 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 #e14331 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 #e14331 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.