Red

#ce4e31

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

Red lands in the red band, mid and strong. 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 #ce4e31, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ce4e31

RGB206, 78, 49

HSL11, 62%, 50%

HSV11, 76%, 81%

CMYK0%, 62%, 76%, 19%

Lab50.44, 49.17, 42.85

XYZ28.73, 18.79, 5.02

Decimal13520433

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone179 C

Shades of red

#bc472d #aa4028 #983924 #853320 #732c1b #612517 #4f1e13 #3d170f #2b100a #190906

Tints of red

#d35e44 #d76f57 #dc7f6a #e0907e #e5a091 #e9b1a4 #eec1b7 #f2d2ca #f7e2dd #fcf3f1

Colors that go with red

Complementary#31b1ce Analogous#ce3162 Analogous#ce9d31 Triadic#31ce4e Triadic#4e31ce Split complementary#31ce9d Split complementary#3162ce

Red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 62, 76, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ce4e31 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 62 76 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 61 74 25

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 #ce4e31 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ce4e31; }
.text { color: #ce4e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce4e31; }

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 #ce4e31 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ce4e31 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 #ce4e31 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 #ce4e31 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 #ce4e31 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.