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Dark Red
#8E1506
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"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 #8E1506
RGB rgb(142, 21, 6)
HSL hsl(7°, 92%, 29%)
CMYK C:0% M:85% Y:96% K:44%
Luminance 0.0616
WCAG Accessibility
On white 9.29:1
Aa — #8E1506
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 2.26:1
Aa — #8E1506
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#8E1506 #067E8E
Analogous
#8E063A #8E1506 #8E5A06
Triadic
#8E1506 #068E16 #16068E
Split-comp.
#8E1506 #068E5A #063A8E
Tetradic
#8E1506 #3A8E06 #067E8E #5A068E
Monochromatic
#F17E6F #E32E16 #871B0D #581209 #130402
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