Dark red

#8a331d

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, deep and strong. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. 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 #8a331d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a331d
RGB138, 51, 29
HSL12, 65%, 33%
HSV12, 79%, 54%
CMYK0%, 63%, 79%, 46%
Lab33.69, 35.87, 32.44
XYZ11.89, 7.86, 2.05
Decimal9057053
Web safe#993333
Pantone484 C
Pantone484 CHex#8a331dRgb138 51 29Cmyk0 63 79 46Lab34 36 32Darker#33130bDeep#541f12Lighter#bd4d31

Shades of dark red

Tints of dark red

Colors that go with dark red

Dark 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, 63, 79, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a331d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 63 79 46
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 62 77 52
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 #8a331d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a331d; }
.text { color: #8a331d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a331d; }

How dark red looks on light and dark

Dark red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a331d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.17:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.57:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a331d 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 #8a331d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #8a331d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #8a331d is computed, not guessed. 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.