Red

#e41d02

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. 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 #e41d02, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e41d02

RGB228, 29, 2

HSL7, 98%, 45%

HSV7, 99%, 89%

CMYK0%, 87%, 99%, 11%

Lab48.73, 70.43, 61.6

XYZ32.45, 17.38, 1.7

Decimal14949634

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone485 C

Shades of red

#d01a02 #bc1802 #a91501 #951301 #811001 #6d0e01 #5a0b01 #460901 #320600 #1e0400

Tints of red

#fd2103 #fd381d #fd4f37 #fd6651 #fe7d6b #fe9485 #feab9f #fec2b9 #ffd8d3 #ffefed

Colors that go with red

Complementary#02c9e4 Analogous#e40258 Analogous#e48e02 Triadic#02e41d Triadic#1d02e4 Split complementary#02e48e Split complementary#0258e4

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, 87, 99, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e41d02 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 87 99 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 84 95 17

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 #e41d02 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e41d02; }
.text { color: #e41d02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e41d02; }

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 #e41d02 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e41d02 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 #e41d02 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 #e41d02 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 #e41d02 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.