Dark red

#842c21

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 7 degrees on the wheel. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Dark red color values

Every conversion for #842c21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#842c21
RGB132, 44, 33
HSL7, 60%, 32%
HSV7, 75%, 52%
CMYK0%, 67%, 75%, 48%
Lab31.39, 37.11, 27.3
XYZ10.69, 6.82, 2.19
Decimal8662049
Web safe#993333
Pantone181 C
Pantone181 CHex#842c21Rgb132 44 33Cmyk0 67 75 48Lab31 37 27Darker#31100cDeep#521b14Lighter#b64536

Shades of dark red

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Dark red in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 67, 75, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #842c21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 67 75 48
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 66 73 54
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 #842c21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #842c21; }
.text { color: #842c21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #842c21; }

How dark red looks on light and dark

Dark red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #842c21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.89:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.36:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #842c21 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 #842c21 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #842c21 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #842c21 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.