Dark Red (280300) — 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 #280300

RGB rgb(40, 3, 0)

HSL hsl(5°, 100%, 8%)

CMYK C:0% M:93% Y:100% K:84%

Luminance 0.0037

WCAG Accessibility

On white 19.03:1

Aa — #280300

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.1:1

Aa — #280300

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#280300 #002529

Analogous

#290011 #280300 #291800

Triadic

#280300 #002903 #030029

Split-comp.

#280300 #002918 #001129

Tetradic

#280300 #112900 #002529 #180029

Monochromatic

#E91F0C #881207 #270502 #000000 #000000

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