Dark Red (290800) — 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 #290800

RGB rgb(41, 8, 0)

HSL hsl(12°, 100%, 8%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:100% K:84%

Luminance 0.0042

WCAG Accessibility

On white 18.6:1

Aa — #290800

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.13:1

Aa — #290800

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#290800 #002129

Analogous

#29000C #290800 #291D00

Triadic

#290800 #002908 #080029

Split-comp.

#290800 #00291D #000C29

Tetradic

#290800 #0C2900 #002129 #1D0029

Monochromatic

#E9380C #882107 #270902 #000000 #000000

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