Dark Red (890500) — 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 #890500

RGB rgb(137, 5, 0)

HSL hsl(2°, 100%, 27%)

CMYK C:0% M:96% Y:100% K:46%

Luminance 0.0543

WCAG Accessibility

On white 10.07:1

Aa — #890500

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.09:1

Aa — #890500

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#890500 #00858A

Analogous

#8A0040 #890500 #8A4900

Triadic

#890500 #008A05 #05008A

Split-comp.

#890500 #008A49 #00408A

Tetradic

#890500 #408A00 #00858A #49008A

Monochromatic

#F7645F #E4130C #830B07 #520704 #0A0101

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