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Red clock widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A red clock widget shows the time in large numerals with the day and date beneath. Bold red with black or white for strong contrast. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Red clock widget design preview: Bold red with black or white for strong contrast. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a red clock widget shows

A digital clock is the widget most people place first. It needs to be readable from arm's length, so the time takes most of the space and the date sits quietly below it.

It uses the phone's own time, so it needs no permission and works offline. WidgetCraft's clock layer follows your 12- or 24-hour setting unless you choose a format.

How the red style shapes it

Red widgets are bold and energetic. This recipe sets white text on a deep red with a darker red for tracks; red and black is the classic alternative.

Numbers: Keep numbers white and bold.
Text: Use white capitals; labels in pale rose.

Red clock widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #C1121F, corner radius 18
Layout	stacked: weekday, time, then date, all left aligned
Text or Date	weekday, built-in Sans, size 12, color #FFC9CD, capitals, letter spacing 0.1
Clock	format HH:mm, built-in Sans, weight 700, size 78, color #FFFFFF, left aligned
Date	day and month, size 15, color #FFC9CD
Shape	small dot or rule in #FFD166
Font	built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Red color palette

Crimson #C1121FBackground
Oxblood #9A0E18Surface and tracks
White #FFFFFFText
Pale rose #FFC9CDLabels
Amber #FFD166Accent

How to make a red clock widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #C1121F and the corner radius to 18.
Tap Add and choose Clock. Set the format to hours and minutes, the font to built-in Sans, the size to 78 and the color to #FFFFFF.
Add a Date layer above it for the weekday at size 12 in #FFC9CD, in capitals.
Add a second Date layer below for the day and month at size 15.
Add a small Shape in #FFD166 as the only accent, and align every layer to the same left margin of 24.
Arrange the layers in the stacked layout: weekday, time, then date, all left aligned.
Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for red clock widgets

Use red as the background and white as text.
Add black as a third color if needed.
Seconds make a home screen widget look busy and Android updates widgets about once a minute, so leave them out.
Check the widest time, such as 22:58 or 12:48 PM, so it never touches the edges.
If the launcher crops the widget, reduce the time size before reducing the margins.
Do not use red text on black for small sizes; it is hard to read.
Do not mix with pink.

Questions about the red clock widget

What size is a red clock widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Crimson (#C1121F) for the background, White (#FFFFFF) for the main text, Pale rose (#FFC9CD) for labels and Amber (#FFD166) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Clock widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the red styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for red aesthetic clock widget, red and black clock widget, crimson clock widget. They describe the same look as this red clock widget.