Dark Red (740000) — 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 #740000

RGB rgb(116, 0, 0)

HSL hsl(0°, 100%, 23%)

CMYK C:0% M:100% Y:100% K:55%

Luminance 0.0376

WCAG Accessibility

On white 12.05:1

Aa — #740000

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.74:1

Aa — #740000

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#740000 #007575

Analogous

#75003B #740000 #753B00

Triadic

#740000 #007500 #000075

Split-comp.

#740000 #00753B #003B75

Tetradic

#740000 #3B7500 #007575 #3B0075

Monochromatic

#F64C4C #D00B0B #6F0606 #3F0303 #000000

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