Red runs from soft rose tints all the way to deep, near-black burgundies. This guide gathers 60 shades of red, each with its name and hex code. Click any swatch to copy the code, or open it on ColorKit for the RGB, CMYK, and HSL values and to build a palette around it.
Cinnabar
Chestnut
Claret
Rose Red
Red Ochre
Coffee Pot
Delicate Prunus
Rose Ebony
Falu Red
Caput Mortuum
Garnet
Blood Red
Wenge
Flame Hawkfish
Maroon
O U Crimson Red
Oxblood
Chocoholic
Red Blood
Hotspot
Cerise Red
Sunset Riders
Terra Cotta
Bloodletter
Aerospace Orange
Ruby Dust
Misty Rose
Salmon
Razzmatazz
Red Wine Vinegar
Scallop Seashell
Tomato
Licorice
Crimson
Indian Red
Light Coral
Dark Salmon
Cardinal
Pink
Carpaccio
Coral
Orange Red
Dark Red
Rosy Brown
Firebrick
Venetian Red
Tuscan Red
Tiger Lily
Sunset Orange
Scarlet
Ruby Red
Rosewater
Rose Quartz
Red Orange
Red Brown
Raspberry
Poppy
Pastel Red
Neon Red
Millennial Pink
Marsala
Mahogany
Dusty Rose
International Orange
Cordovan
Coral Pink
Chili Pepper
Cherry
Cerise
Carmine
Cadmium Red
Burnt Umber
Burnt Sienna
Bright Red
Brick Red
Harissa Red
How many shades of red are there?
On a screen there are millions of distinct reds, because each one mixes a strong red channel with small amounts of green and blue. What most people want is the named shades, and this guide collects 60 of the most useful, from pale tints like misty rose to near-black deep reds like oxblood and licorice.
What are the most popular shades of red?
The most widely used named reds are crimson (#dc143c), scarlet (#ff2400), maroon (#800000), firebrick (#b22222), cardinal (#c41e3a), and tomato (#ff6347). Crimson and scarlet read as classic bright reds, while maroon and oxblood give a darker, more formal feel.
What is the darkest shade of red?
The darkest named reds are licorice (#1b1212), red blood (#660000), and oxblood (#800020), followed by dark red (#8b0000) and maroon (#800000). These near-black reds hold up well for text, backgrounds, and high-contrast accents.
What is the lightest shade of red?
The lightest reds blend into pink: misty rose (#ffe4e1), rosewater (#e2c8bf), rose quartz (#f7cac1), and pink (#ffc0cb). These soft tints suit backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle, romantic designs.
What colors make red?
Red is a primary color, so in the RGB (screen) and RYB (paint) models you cannot mix it from other colors. In the CMYK model used for print, red is made by combining magenta and yellow ink. On screen, pure red is just the red channel at full strength: #ff0000, or rgb(255, 0, 0).
Found a red you like? Click it to open the full color page, then send it to the palette generator to build a scheme around it, or drop it into the color picker to fine-tune the exact tone.
ColorKit has shade guides for every major color: blue, green, purple, pink, orange, yellow, and brown.