Red

#ec2f0b

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 confident. 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 #ec2f0b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec2f0b

RGB236, 47, 11

HSL10, 91%, 48%

HSV10, 95%, 93%

CMYK0%, 80%, 95%, 7%

Lab51.71, 68.79, 61.65

XYZ35.67, 19.89, 2.28

Decimal15478539

Web safe#ff3300

Pantone179 C

Shades of red

#d72b0a #c32709 #ae2308 #991f07 #851a06 #701605 #5b1204 #470e03 #320a02 #1d0601

Tints of red

#f43e1b #f55233 #f7664a #f87961 #f98d79 #faa190 #fbb5a8 #fcc9bf #fdddd7 #fef1ee

Colors that go with red

Complementary#0bc8ec Analogous#ec0b57 Analogous#eca00b Triadic#0bec2f Triadic#2f0bec Split complementary#0beca0 Split complementary#0b57ec

Red in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 80, 95, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec2f0b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 80 95 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 78 91 13

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #ec2f0b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec2f0b; }
.text { color: #ec2f0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec2f0b; }

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 #ec2f0b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec2f0b 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 #ec2f0b 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 #ec2f0b 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

Every value on this page for #ec2f0b is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.