Dark Red (B00A00) — 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 #B00A00

RGB rgb(176, 10, 0)

HSL hsl(3°, 100%, 35%)

CMYK C:0% M:94% Y:100% K:31%

Luminance 0.0946

WCAG Accessibility

On white 7.27:1

Aa — #B00A00

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.89:1

Aa — #B00A00

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#B00A00 #00AAB3

Analogous

#B30050 #B00A00 #B36200

Triadic

#B00A00 #00B309 #0900B3

Split-comp.

#B00A00 #00B362 #0050B3

Tetradic

#B00A00 #50B300 #00AAB3 #6200B3

Monochromatic

#F98C86 #F42F25 #AA1109 #790C06 #300503

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