Dark Red (660000) — 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 #660000

RGB rgb(102, 0, 0)

HSL hsl(0°, 100%, 20%)

CMYK C:0% M:100% Y:100% K:60%

Luminance 0.0283

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.42:1

Aa — #660000

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.56:1

Aa — #660000

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#660000 #006666

Analogous

#660033 #660000 #663300

Triadic

#660000 #006600 #000066

Split-comp.

#660000 #006633 #003366

Tetradic

#660000 #336600 #006666 #330066

Monochromatic

#F53D3D #C20A0A #610505 #300303 #000000

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