Red

#cd5136

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

This is Red, a strong red sitting at 11 degrees on the wheel. 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 #cd5136, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd5136

RGB205, 81, 54

HSL11, 60%, 51%

HSV11, 74%, 80%

CMYK0%, 60%, 74%, 20%

Lab50.84, 47.67, 40.57

XYZ28.79, 19.13, 5.67

Decimal13455670

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone179 C

Shades of red

#bd482f #ab412a #993a26 #863321 #742c1d #622518 #4f1e14 #3d170f #2b100b #190906

Tints of red

#d26149 #d6715b #db816e #e09281 #e4a293 #e9b2a6 #eec2b9 #f2d2cb #f7e2de #fbf3f1

Colors that go with red

Complementary#36b2cd Analogous#cd3667 Analogous#cd9c36 Triadic#36cd51 Triadic#5136cd Split complementary#36cd9d Split complementary#3666cd

Red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 60, 74, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd5136 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 60 74 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 59 72 26

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 #cd5136 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd5136; }
.text { color: #cd5136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd5136; }

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 #cd5136 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd5136 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 #cd5136 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 #cd5136 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

Here is how the numbers for #cd5136 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.