Dark Red (4D0000) — 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 #4D0000

RGB rgb(77, 0, 0)

HSL hsl(0°, 100%, 15%)

CMYK C:0% M:100% Y:100% K:70%

Luminance 0.0153

WCAG Accessibility

On white 15.96:1

Aa — #4D0000

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.32:1

Aa — #4D0000

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#4D0000 #004D4D

Analogous

#4D0026 #4D0000 #4D2600

Triadic

#4D0000 #004D00 #00004D

Split-comp.

#4D0000 #004D26 #00264D

Tetradic

#4D0000 #264D00 #004D4D #26004D

Monochromatic

#F42525 #AA0909 #490404 #180101 #000000

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