Dark red

#550f21

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

This is Dark red, a strong red sitting at 345 degrees on the wheel. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Dark red color values

Every conversion for #550f21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#550f21

RGB85, 15, 33

HSL345, 70%, 20%

HSV345, 82%, 33%

CMYK0%, 82%, 61%, 67%

Lab17.38, 32.77, 7.78

XYZ4.19, 2.38, 1.68

Decimal5574433

Web safe#660033

Pantone504 C

Shades of dark red

#4f0e1f #490d1c #430c1a #3d0b18 #380a16 #320913 #2c0811 #26070f #20060c #1a050a

Tints of dark red

#76152e #981b3b #b92148 #d92855 #df4970 #e56a8a #eb8ca4 #f1adbe #f6ced9 #fcf0f3

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#0f5543 Analogous#550f44 Analogous#55200f Triadic#21550f Triadic#0f2155 Split complementary#0f5520 Split complementary#0f4455

Dark red in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 82, 61, 67.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #550f21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 82 61 67

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 60 73

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark red in css

Copy #550f21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #550f21; }
.text { color: #550f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #550f21; }

How dark red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #550f21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #550f21 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #550f21 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark red? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #550f21 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 dark red, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #550f21 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.