What color is Dark Red?
Dark Red color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Dark Red is #8B0000, and the RGB color code is RGB(139, 0, 0).
In the RGB color model, Dark Red has a red value of 139, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 45.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 27.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Dark Red has a hue of 0° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 54.5 % brightness/value.
Dark Red is cool or warm?
The color Dark Red is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Dark Red? (For interior and product design)
Dark Red has an LRV of nearly 5.5. By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 5.5 of Dark Red with dark and light color
Is Dark Red Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Dark Red meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Dark Red color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #8B0000
- Red
- 8B
- Green
- 00
- Blue
- 00
- Red
- 139 (54.5%)
- Green
- 0 (0.0%)
- Blue
- 0 (0.0%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 100.00%
- Key
- 45.49%
- Hue
- 0°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 27.25 %
- Hue
- 0°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 54.51 %
- Red
- 255 (100.0%)
- Yellow
- 116 (45.5%)
- Blue
- 116 (45.5%)
- Hue
- 0°
- Whiteness
- 0.00 %
- Blackness
- 45.49 %
- Cyan
- 45.49%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 100.00%
- X
- 10.65
- Y
- 5.49
- Z
- 0.5
- Y1
- 5.49
- X
- 0.64
- Y2
- 0.33
- L
- 28.08
- A
- 51.01
- B
- 41.29
- L
- 28.08
- C
- 65.63
- H
- 38.99
- L
- 28.08
- U
- 92.35
- V
- 19.92
- L
- 23.43
- A
- 40.12
- B
- 15.14
- LRV
- ~ 5.5 %
- Munsell Color System
- 9.6R 2.7/11.6
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Dark Red
These are the named colors closest to Dark Red , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
RAL Classic
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RAL Design
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Pantone PMS
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Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag
Paint similar to Dark Red
These are the real paint colors closest to Dark Red from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Dark Red once it is on a wall.
Benjamin Moore
Dark Red color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Dark Red to Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Dark Red color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Dark Red to Valspar
Sherwin Williams
Dark Red color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Dark Red to Sherwin Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Dark Red color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Dark Red to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
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PPG Paints
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Farrow & Ball
Dark Red color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Dark Red to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Dark Red - #8B0000 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Dark Red - #8B0000?
Color that best contrast with Dark Red - #8B0000 is #008B8B, color name is Dark Cyan. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Dark Red - #8B0000?
Complementary or Opposite color for Dark Red - #8B0000 is #008B8B, color name is Dark Cyan.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Dark Red - #8B0000 Color Images and Patterns
