Dark Red (290500) — 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 #290500

RGB rgb(41, 5, 0)

HSL hsl(7°, 100%, 8%)

CMYK C:0% M:88% Y:100% K:84%

Luminance 0.0039

WCAG Accessibility

On white 18.82:1

Aa — #290500

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.12:1

Aa — #290500

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#290500 #002429

Analogous

#290010 #290500 #291900

Triadic

#290500 #002905 #050029

Split-comp.

#290500 #002919 #001029

Tetradic

#290500 #102900 #002429 #190029

Monochromatic

#E9260C #881607 #270602 #000000 #000000

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