Dark Red (420B05) — 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 #420B05

RGB rgb(66, 11, 5)

HSL hsl(6°, 86%, 14%)

CMYK C:0% M:83% Y:92% K:74%

Luminance 0.0116

WCAG Accessibility

On white 16.38:1

Aa — #420B05

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.28:1

Aa — #420B05

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#420B05 #053C42

Analogous

#42051E #420B05 #422A05

Triadic

#420B05 #05420B #0B0542

Split-comp.

#420B05 #05422A #051E42

Tetradic

#420B05 #1E4205 #053C42 #2A0542

Monochromatic

#E34231 #992215 #3F0E09 #120402 #000000

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