Dark red

#8e1c18

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

Dark red lands in the red band, deep and strong. 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 #8e1c18, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8e1c18
RGB142, 28, 24
HSL2, 71%, 33%
HSV2, 83%, 56%
CMYK0%, 80%, 83%, 44%
Lab30.99, 46.43, 32.77
XYZ11.74, 6.65, 1.53
Decimal9313304
Web safe#993300
Pantone1810 C
Pantone1810 CHex#8e1c18Rgb142 28 24Cmyk0 80 83 44Lab31 46 33Darker#340a09Deep#57110fLighter#c3302b

Shades of dark red

Tints of dark red

Colors that go with dark red

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, 80, 83, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8e1c18 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 80 83 44
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 78 80 50
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 #8e1c18 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8e1c18; }
.text { color: #8e1c18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e1c18; }

How dark red looks on light and dark

Dark red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8e1c18 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
9.02:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.33:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8e1c18 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 #8e1c18 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 #8e1c18 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

Here is how the numbers for #8e1c18 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.