Dark Red (160300) — 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 #160300

RGB rgb(22, 3, 0)

HSL hsl(8°, 100%, 4%)

CMYK C:0% M:86% Y:100% K:91%

Luminance 0.001

WCAG Accessibility

On white 20.05:1

Aa — #160300

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.05:1

Aa — #160300

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#160300 #001214

Analogous

#140007 #160300 #140D00

Triadic

#160300 #001403 #030014

Split-comp.

#160300 #00140D #000714

Tetradic

#160300 #071400 #001214 #0D0014

Monochromatic

#D5260B #741506 #130301 #000000 #000000

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