Red

#ff151f

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 #ff151f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff151f

RGB255, 21, 31

HSL357, 100%, 54%

HSV357, 92%, 100%

CMYK0%, 92%, 88%, 0%

Lab53.92, 78.74, 58.05

XYZ41.76, 21.9, 3.32

Decimal16717087

Web safe#ff0033

Pantone1788 C

Shades of red

#fb000b #e3000a #ca0009 #b20008 #990007 #810006 #680004 #500003 #370002 #1f0001

Tints of red

#ff2b34 #ff4048 #ff565d #ff6b72 #ff8186 #ff979b #ffacb0 #ffc2c5 #ffd8d9 #ffedee

Colors that go with red

Complementary#15fff5 Analogous#ff1594 Analogous#ff8015 Triadic#1fff15 Triadic#151fff Split complementary#15ff80 Split complementary#1594ff

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, 92, 88, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff151f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 92 88 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 89 85 6

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 #ff151f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff151f; }
.text { color: #ff151f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff151f; }

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 #ff151f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff151f 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 #ff151f 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 #ff151f 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ff151f is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.