Dark Red (140500) — 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 #140500

RGB rgb(20, 5, 0)

HSL hsl(15°, 100%, 4%)

CMYK C:0% M:75% Y:100% K:92%

Luminance 0.0009

WCAG Accessibility

On white 19.97:1

Aa — #140500

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.05:1

Aa — #140500

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#140500 #000F14

Analogous

#140005 #140500 #140F00

Triadic

#140500 #001405 #050014

Split-comp.

#140500 #00140F #000514

Tetradic

#140500 #051400 #000F14 #0F0014

Monochromatic

#D53E0B #742206 #130601 #000000 #000000

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