Dark Red (120402) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Dark Red"

Red · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Dark Red pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #120402

RGB rgb(18, 4, 2)

HSL hsl(8°, 80%, 4%)

CMYK C:0% M:78% Y:89% K:93%

Luminance 0.0007

WCAG Accessibility

On white 20.12:1

Aa — #120402

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.04:1

Aa — #120402

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#120402 #021012

Analogous

#120208 #120402 #120C02

Triadic

#120402 #021204 #040212

Split-comp.

#120402 #02120C #020812

Tetradic

#120402 #081202 #021012 #0C0212

Monochromatic

#BF3722 #681E12 #110503 #000000 #000000

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