Red

#ef2f2f

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

Red lands in the red band, mid and vivid. 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 #ef2f2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ef2f2f

RGB239, 47, 47

HSL0, 86%, 56%

HSV0, 80%, 94%

CMYK0%, 80%, 80%, 6%

Lab52.5, 70.25, 47.91

XYZ37.13, 20.59, 4.71

Decimal15675183

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone1788 C

Shades of red

#ed1717 #da1111 #c20f0f #ab0d0d #930b0b #7b0909 #640808 #4c0606 #340404 #1c0202

Tints of red

#f04242 #f25555 #f36868 #f57c7c #f68f8f #f8a2a2 #f9b5b5 #fbc8c8 #fcdbdb #feeeee

Colors that go with red

Complementary#2fefef Analogous#ef2f8f Analogous#ef8f2f Triadic#2fef2f Triadic#2f2fef Split complementary#2fef8f Split complementary#2f8fef

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, 80, 80, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ef2f2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 80 80 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 78 78 12

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 #ef2f2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ef2f2f; }
.text { color: #ef2f2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef2f2f; }

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 #ef2f2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ef2f2f 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 #ef2f2f 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 #ef2f2f 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 #ef2f2f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.