Red

#cd4e22

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

This is Red, a strong orange at 15 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Red color values

Every conversion for #cd4e22, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd4e22

RGB205, 78, 34

HSL15, 72%, 47%

HSV15, 83%, 80%

CMYK0%, 62%, 83%, 20%

Lab50.15, 48.32, 49.82

XYZ28.19, 18.54, 3.61

Decimal13454882

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone173 C

Shades of red

#bb471f #a9401c #973a19 #853316 #742c13 #622510 #501e0d #3e180a #2c1107 #1a0a04

Tints of red

#dc592c #e06b42 #e37c58 #e78d6d #ea9e83 #eeaf99 #f2c0af #f5d1c4 #f9e2da #fcf3f0

Colors that go with red

Complementary#22a1cd Analogous#cd224b Analogous#cda322 Triadic#22cd4e Triadic#4e22cd Split complementary#22cda3 Split complementary#224ccd

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, 62, 83, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd4e22 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 62 83 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 61 80 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 #cd4e22 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd4e22; }
.text { color: #cd4e22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd4e22; }

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 #cd4e22 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd4e22 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 #cd4e22 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 #cd4e22 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

Here is how the numbers for #cd4e22 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.