Red

#cd4b2a

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 strong. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Red color values

Every conversion for #cd4b2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd4b2a

RGB205, 75, 42

HSL12, 66%, 48%

HSV12, 80%, 80%

CMYK0%, 63%, 80%, 20%

Lab49.71, 49.89, 45.63

XYZ28.11, 18.18, 4.22

Decimal13454122

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone173 C

Shades of red

#bb4426 #a93e23 #97371f #85311b #732a18 #612414 #4f1d10 #3d160d #2b1009 #190905

Tints of red

#d65939 #db6a4d #df7b62 #e38c76 #e79d8a #ebae9f #efbfb3 #f4d0c7 #f8e1dc #fcf3f0

Colors that go with red

Complementary#2aaccd Analogous#cd2a5b Analogous#cd9c2a Triadic#2acd4b Triadic#4b2acd Split complementary#2acd9c Split complementary#2a5bcd

Red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 63, 80, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd4b2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 63 80 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 62 78 26

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.

Red in css

Copy #cd4b2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd4b2a; }
.text { color: #cd4b2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd4b2a; }

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 #cd4b2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd4b2a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cd4b2a 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cd4b2a 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #cd4b2a is computed, not guessed. 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.