Dark Red (900C0F) — 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 #900C0F

RGB rgb(144, 12, 15)

HSL hsl(359°, 85%, 31%)

CMYK C:0% M:92% Y:90% K:44%

Luminance 0.0615

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.35:1

Aa — #900C0F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.25:1

Aa — #900C0F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#900C0F #0C9290

Analogous

#920C51 #900C0F #924D0C

Triadic

#900C0F #0E920C #0C0E92

Split-comp.

#900C0F #0C924D #0C5192

Tetradic

#900C0F #51920C #0C9290 #4D0C92

Monochromatic

#ED7E7F #E02427 #8A1416 #5E0D0F #1B0404

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