Red

#f2001a

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

This is Red, a vivid red sitting at 354 degrees on the wheel. 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 #f2001a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2001a

RGB242, 0, 26

HSL354, 100%, 47%

HSV354, 100%, 95%

CMYK0%, 100%, 89%, 5%

Lab50.63, 77.24, 56.59

XYZ36.8, 18.95, 2.7

Decimal15859738

Web safe#ff0033

Pantone1788 C

Shades of red

#dd0018 #c80015 #b30013 #9d0011 #88000f #73000c #5e000a #490008 #340006 #1f0003

Tints of red

#ff0c26 #ff253c #ff3e53 #ff5769 #ff707f #ff8996 #ffa2ac #ffbbc2 #ffd4d9 #ffedef

Colors that go with red

Complementary#00f2d8 Analogous#f20093 Analogous#f25f00 Triadic#1af200 Triadic#001af2 Split complementary#00f25f Split complementary#0093f2

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, 100, 89, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2001a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 89 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 86 11

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 #f2001a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2001a; }
.text { color: #f2001a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2001a; }

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 #f2001a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2001a 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 #f2001a 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 #f2001a 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 #f2001a 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.