Dark Red (280000) — 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 #280000

RGB rgb(40, 0, 0)

HSL hsl(0°, 100%, 8%)

CMYK C:0% M:100% Y:100% K:84%

Luminance 0.0036

WCAG Accessibility

On white 19.26:1

Aa — #280000

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.09:1

Aa — #280000

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#280000 #002929

Analogous

#290014 #280000 #291400

Triadic

#280000 #002900 #000029

Split-comp.

#280000 #002914 #001429

Tetradic

#280000 #142900 #002929 #140029

Monochromatic

#E90C0C #880707 #270202 #000000 #000000

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