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"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 #8B1A00
RGB rgb(139, 26, 0)
HSL hsl(11°, 100%, 27%)
CMYK C:0% M:81% Y:100% K:45%
Luminance 0.0607
WCAG Accessibility
On white 9.35:1
Aa — #8B1A00
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 2.25:1
Aa — #8B1A00
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#8B1A00 #00708A
Analogous
#8A002C #8B1A00 #8A5E00
Triadic
#8B1A00 #008A19 #19008A
Split-comp.
#8B1A00 #008A5E #002C8A
Tetradic
#8B1A00 #2C8A00 #00708A #5E008A
Monochromatic
#F77B5F #E4340C #831E07 #521304 #0A0201
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Imperial Red
#E63946
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