Typophile

Printing black on red.

Frode Bo Helland

Any suggestions for a cmyk value for a black logo on top of a red background (0 87 69 0)?

rich black: 32c/22m/22y/100k. Cheers! André

Where will this be used? If it is anything that might be seen in different lighting situations and still be usable at a distance I would suggest using a different color. Black and red both read as basically the same tone. Especially bad on bus boards and billboards.

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