Red

#e93c02

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

Red sits in the orange range, mid and vivid. 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 #e93c02, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e93c02

RGB233, 60, 2

HSL15, 98%, 46%

HSV15, 99%, 91%

CMYK0%, 74%, 99%, 9%

Lab52.46, 64.06, 63.83

XYZ35.23, 20.56, 2.17

Decimal15285250

Web safe#ff3300

Pantone1665 C

Shades of red

#d53702 #c03202 #ac2c01 #982701 #842201 #6f1d01 #5b1701 #471201 #330d00 #1e0800

Tints of red

#fd4508 #fd5921 #fd6c3b #fe7f54 #fe926e #fea587 #feb8a1 #fecbba #ffdfd4 #fff2ed

Colors that go with red

Complementary#02afe9 Analogous#e9023b Analogous#e9b002 Triadic#02e93c Triadic#3c02e9 Split complementary#02e9b0 Split complementary#023be9

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, 74, 99, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e93c02 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 74 99 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 72 95 15

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 #e93c02 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e93c02; }
.text { color: #e93c02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e93c02; }

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 #e93c02 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e93c02 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 #e93c02 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 #e93c02 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 #e93c02 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 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.