Dark red

#3a030d

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, dark and vivid. Dark reds this rich suit wine, leather and luxury labels. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Dark red color values

Every conversion for #3a030d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3a030d

RGB58, 3, 13

HSL349, 90%, 12%

HSV349, 95%, 23%

CMYK0%, 95%, 78%, 77%

Lab8.94, 27.0, 8.62

XYZ1.85, 0.99, 0.48

Decimal3801869

Web safe#330000

Pantone504 C

Shades of dark red

#37030c #34030c #31030b #2e020a #2c020a #290209 #260208 #230208 #200207 #1d0207

Tints of dark red

#630516 #8c071f #b50929 #de0b32 #f42147 #f64a69 #f8738b #fa9cad #fcc5cf #feeef1

Colors that go with dark red

Complementary#033a30 Analogous#3a0328 Analogous#3a1503 Triadic#0d3a03 Triadic#030d3a Split complementary#033a15 Split complementary#03283a

Dark red in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 95, 78, 77.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3a030d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 95 78 77

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 91 76 83

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 #3a030d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3a030d; }
.text { color: #3a030d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a030d; }

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 #3a030d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3a030d 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 #3a030d 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 #3a030d 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 #3a030d 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.