Dark red

#2d0304

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

Dark red is a dark red that reads moody. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Dark red color values

Every conversion for #2d0304, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2d0304

RGB45, 3, 4

HSL359, 88%, 9%

HSV359, 93%, 18%

CMYK0%, 93%, 91%, 82%

Lab5.71, 20.78, 7.31

XYZ1.14, 0.63, 0.18

Decimal2949892

Web safe#330000

Pantone4975 C

Shades of dark red

#2b0304 #2a0304 #280304 #260303 #250203 #230203 #220203 #200203 #1e0203 #1d0203

Tints of dark red

#570608 #80090b #aa0b0f #d40e13 #f01e23 #f3484c #f67174 #f89b9d #fbc5c6 #feeeef

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#032d2c Analogous#2d0319 Analogous#2d1703 Triadic#042d03 Triadic#03042d Split complementary#032d17 Split complementary#03192d

Dark red in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 93, 91, 82.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2d0304 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 93 91 82

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 90 88 88

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 #2d0304 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2d0304; }
.text { color: #2d0304; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d0304; }

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 #2d0304 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2d0304 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 #2d0304 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 #2d0304 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

Here is how the numbers for #2d0304 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.