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Dark Red #8B0000
Dark Red has the HEX code #8B0000, RGB value rgb(139, 0, 0) and HSL value hsl(0, 100%, 27%).
#8B0000
Color values
HEX#8B0000
RGBrgb(139, 0, 0)
HSLhsl(0, 100%, 27%)
Dark Red shades
A Tailwind-style scale built from #8B0000.
- 50
#FFF0F0
- 100
#FFC8C8
- 200
#FFA1A1
- 300
#FF7979
- 400
#FF5252
- 500
#FF2A2A
- 600
#FF0303
- 700
#DA0000
- 800
#B30000
- 900
#8B0000
- 950
#420000
Text contrast
How Dark Red reads as text, by WCAG 2.2.
On white10.01:1, passes AA for normal text
On black2.09:1, below AA for normal text
Colors that pair with it
Its complement, a neighbor, a light tint and a dark shade.
#00B3B3
#B35900
#F9DCDC
#4E0E0E
What red can communicate
Energy, passion, and urgency.
Associations vary by audience and culture. Red can suggest luck and celebration in parts of East Asia, while elsewhere it may read as danger or urgency.
Often used for: Food, Sales, Entertainment.
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