What does the color DarkRed mean?

Red

DarkRed

#8b0000

#a23333

#b96666

#d19999

#e8cccc

#891a1a

Meaning

Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention.

History

DarkRed is a standard CSS/SVG named color used across browsers since early web standards.

Usage

Use DarkRed (#8b0000) in CSS as color: darkred; or as #8b0000.

Preview

DarkRed

#8b0000

Overview

Family: Red

Accessibility on this swatch:

AAA

(10.01:1)

Contrast vs white: 10.01:1 · vs black: 2.1:1

Formats

HEX

#8b0000

RGB

rgb(139, 0, 0)

RGBA

rgba(139, 0, 0, 1)

HSL

hsl(0, 100%, 27%)

HSV

hsv(0, 100%, 55%)

LAB

lab(28.09% 51 41.29)

LCH

lch(28.09% 65.62 38.99)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3999 0.1432 0.0801)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3999 0.1641 29.22)

XYZ

xyz(10.65, 5.49, 0.50)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 45%)

CSS

color: #8b0000;

CSS variable

--color-8b0000: #8b0000;

SCSS

$color-8b0000: #8b0000;

Tailwind

slate-700

Export

Developer code

:root {
  --darkred-1: #8b0000;
}

Color psychology

Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention.

Usage examples: primary buttons, chart series, status badges, marketing gradients, and brand accents in the Red family.

Tints

Shades

Tones

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Monochromatic

Related shades & tints

#a23333

#b96666

#d19999

#e8cccc

#891a1a

#873333

#844d4d

#826666

Similar colors

#800000

#b22222

#a52a2a

#a43a0a

#8a320a

#a43f13

#903b13

#7f2e15

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