# Red dye price

> Red dye Grand Exchange price right now (444 gp), with buy and sell prices, 24h volume, our own price history, buy limit, high alch profit and the GE tax.

Canonical: https://osrsgrandexchange.com/items/red-dye
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1763.

Examine: “A little bottle of red dye.”

## Price now

Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC.

**Red dye is 34% above its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 444 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 199–1,323 gp |
| 30-day average | 331 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -9.2% / +25.4% / +84.7% |
| Instant buy | 562 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 326 gp (2026-10-30 06:52 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 3,477 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 548 / 540 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 489 / 331 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 150 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 11 gp
- You receive: 551 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 225 gp
- Per buy limit: 33,750 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 3
- Low alch value: 2
- Profit per cast: -711 gp

Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff.

## Red dye price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 328 | – |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 548 | 540 |

Range plotted: 280 to 681 gp, over 83 points.

## Red dye price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 45 gp and the highest buy average 1,375 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 798 | 594 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 489 | 331 |

Range plotted: 45 to 1,375 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Red dye worth in OSRS?

About 444 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 562 gp and the last instant sell 326 gp. Over the last 24 hours 3,477 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Red dye?

150 every 4 hours.

### Is Red dye worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 3 coins. Buying one at 562 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 711 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Red dye?

11 gp each at 562 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 551 gp.

Item id 1763. Prices update every five minutes.

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- [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator)
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