Red dye
A little bottle of red dye.
Red dye is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. Recent trades put the high price at 602 GP (3m ago) and the low price at 326 GP (7m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 264 GP per item after the 2% tax (80.98% of the buy price). You can buy up to 150 every four hours. High Alchemy would lose 489 GP per cast if you bought it at the low price and paid for the nature rune. 2,878 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 602 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 326 GP () |
| Tax | 12 GP |
| Margin | 264 GP |
| ROI | 80.98% |
| Buy limit | 150 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 3 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 326 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 602 GP
Margin after tax: 264 GP per unit. Grand Exchange tax on a sale is 12 GP.
Buy limit: 150 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 150 Red dye costs 48,900 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 39,600 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 150 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 3 GP
- Low alchemy value: 2 GP
- Base value: 5 GP
Red dye price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 311 GP to 4,000 GP across 163 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 498 GP to 614 GP (+116 GP, +23.29%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 201 GP to 4,000 GP across 700 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 441 GP to 614 GP (+173 GP, +39.23%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 172 GP to 9,977 GP across 2,035 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 218 GP to 614 GP (+396 GP, +181.65%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 9,977 GP on 2026-08-21 UTC, and the lowest was 172 GP on 2026-09-24 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Red dye price history", based on OSRS Wiki real-time price data through 2026-11-08 UTC. Calculations by QuantScapers.
What is the Grand Exchange buy limit for Red dye?
You can buy up to 150 Red dye every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Red dye a members-only item?
Red dye is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Red dye's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Red dye's insta-sell (low) price is 326 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 602 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Red dye?
A sale of Red dye pays the standard 2% Grand Exchange tax, which is 12 GP per unit at the current price.
What does a full buy limit of Red dye cost?
Buying the full limit of 150 Red dye costs 48,900 GP at the current insta-sell price of 326 GP each.