Dark red

#9b2a13

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 #9b2a13, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9b2a13

RGB155, 42, 19

HSL10, 78%, 34%

HSV10, 88%, 61%

CMYK0%, 73%, 88%, 39%

Lab35.34, 45.63, 40.29

XYZ14.46, 8.67, 1.53

Decimal10168851

Web safe#993300

Pantone484 C

Shades of dark red

#8e2711 #812310 #75200e #681c0d #5b190b #4e150a #421208 #350e06 #280b05 #1b0703

Tints of dark red

#b73216 #d4391a #e54929 #e86145 #ec7961 #ef917e #f3a99a #f6c1b6 #fad9d3 #fdf1ef

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#13849b Analogous#9b1340 Analogous#9b6e13 Triadic#139b2a Triadic#2a139b Split complementary#139b6e Split complementary#13409b

Dark 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, 73, 88, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9b2a13 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 73 88 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 71 85 45

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark red in css

Copy #9b2a13 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9b2a13; }
.text { color: #9b2a13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b2a13; }

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 #9b2a13 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9b2a13 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 #9b2a13 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 #9b2a13 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

The figures for #9b2a13 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.