Red

#f23b2e

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

Red is a mid red that reads confident. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Red color values

Every conversion for #f23b2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f23b2e

RGB242, 59, 46

HSL4, 88%, 56%

HSV4, 81%, 95%

CMYK0%, 76%, 81%, 5%

Lab54.24, 67.75, 50.3

XYZ38.68, 22.2, 4.83

Decimal15874862

Web safe#ff3333

Pantone1788 C

Shades of red

#f02416 #df1c0e #c6190c #ae160b #961309 #7e1008 #660d06 #4d0a05 #350703 #1d0402

Tints of red

#f34d41 #f45f54 #f67168 #f7837b #f8958e #f9a7a1 #fab9b5 #fccbc8 #fddddb #feefee

Colors that go with red

Complementary#2ee5f2 Analogous#f22e83 Analogous#f29d2e Triadic#2ef23b Triadic#3b2ef2 Split complementary#2ef29d Split complementary#2e83f2

Red in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 76, 81, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f23b2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 76 81 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 74 79 11

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.

Red in css

Copy #f23b2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f23b2e; }
.text { color: #f23b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f23b2e; }

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 #f23b2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f23b2e 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 #f23b2e 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 #f23b2e 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

The figures for #f23b2e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.