Dark Red (140401) — 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 #140401

RGB rgb(20, 4, 1)

HSL hsl(9°, 90%, 4%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:95% K:92%

Luminance 0.0009

WCAG Accessibility

On white 20.05:1

Aa — #140401

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.05:1

Aa — #140401

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#140401 #011113

Analogous

#130107 #140401 #130D01

Triadic

#140401 #011304 #040113

Split-comp.

#140401 #01130D #010713

Tetradic

#140401 #071301 #011113 #0D0113

Monochromatic

#CA3116 #6E1B0C #120402 #000000 #000000

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