Red

#8a7677

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 balanced. 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 #8a7677, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a7677
RGB138, 118, 119
HSL357, 8%, 50%
HSV357, 14%, 54%
CMYK0%, 14%, 14%, 46%
Lab51.49, 7.93, 2.32
XYZ20.29, 19.69, 20.18
Decimal9074295
Web safe#996666
Pantone437 C
Pantone437 CHex#8a7677Rgb138 118 119Cmyk0 14 14 46Lab51 8 2Darker#3d3435Deep#645556Lighter#aa9d9e

Shades of red

Tints of red

Colors that go with red

Red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 14, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a7677 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 14 14 46
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 17 17 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.

Red in css

Copy #8a7677 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a7677; }
.text { color: #8a7677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7677; }

How red looks on light and dark

Red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a7677 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.25:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
4.94:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a7677 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 #8a7677 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 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 #8a7677 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #8a7677 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.