#8B0000At hue 0° with 100% saturation, darkred lands firmly in the red family — a warm color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with energy, urgency and appetite, which makes darkred a natural fit for call-to-action buttons, sale badges and anywhere you need immediate attention.
With a 10.01:1 contrast ratio against white, darkred is dark enough to carry white text at any size — use it confidently for buttons, headers and filled UI elements. Against black text it manages 2.10:1, so stick with white type on darkred surfaces.
For pairings, the complement of darkred sits at 180° — #008A8A, close to darkcyan — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for darkred in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from darkred's position on the color wheel (hue 0°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix darkred toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how darkred performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Darkred | 10.01:1 | AAA | AAA |
| Black text on Darkred | 2.10:1 | Fail | Fail |
#4F4E00#576100#840000Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword darkred directly.
:root {
--darkred: #8B0000;
--darkred-rgb: 139, 0, 0;
--darkred-tint: #BF7373;
--darkred-shade: #4C0000;
}
.btn-darkred {
background: var(--darkred);
color: #ffffff;
}@import "tailwindcss";
@theme {
--color-darkred: #8B0000;
--color-darkred-light: #BF7373;
--color-darkred-dark: #4C0000;
}Generate a complete ramp and semantic roles in the Tailwind color generator.
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
darkred: { DEFAULT: "#8B0000", light: "#BF7373", dark: "#4C0000" }
}
}
}
};The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.