Red

#fc2d28

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 #fc2d28, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fc2d28

RGB252, 45, 40

HSL1, 97%, 57%

HSV1, 84%, 99%

CMYK0%, 82%, 84%, 1%

Lab54.79, 74.1, 54.43

XYZ41.47, 22.73, 4.21

Decimal16526632

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone1788 C

Shades of red

#fc140e #ec0903 #d30803 #b90703 #9f0602 #850502 #6c0402 #520301 #380201 #1e0100

Tints of red

#fc403c #fd544f #fd6763 #fd7a77 #fd8d8b #fea19e #feb4b2 #fec7c6 #fedbda #ffeeed

Colors that go with red

Complementary#28f7fc Analogous#fc288d Analogous#fc9728 Triadic#28fc2d Triadic#2d28fc Split complementary#28fc97 Split complementary#288dfc

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, 82, 84, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fc2d28 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 82 84 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 81 7

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 #fc2d28 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fc2d28; }
.text { color: #fc2d28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc2d28; }

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 #fc2d28 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fc2d28 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 #fc2d28 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 #fc2d28 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

Here is how the numbers for #fc2d28 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.