Dark Red (450E03) — 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 #450E03

RGB rgb(69, 14, 3)

HSL hsl(10°, 92%, 14%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:96% K:73%

Luminance 0.0132

WCAG Accessibility

On white 15.94:1

Aa — #450E03

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.32:1

Aa — #450E03

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#450E03 #033A45

Analogous

#450319 #450E03 #452F03

Triadic

#450E03 #03450E #0E0345

Split-comp.

#450E03 #03452F #031945

Tetradic

#450E03 #194503 #033A45 #2F0345

Monochromatic

#EA4A2A #9E2710 #411006 #130502 #000000

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