Dark red Color

HEX, RGB, HSL & CMYK Codes

#840000
Format Value
HEX #840000
RGB rgb(132, 0, 0)
HSL hsl(0, 100%, 25.9%)
CMYK cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 48.2%)
HSV hsv(0, 100%, 51.8%)

dark red color harmonies

Tints & shades of dark red

Tints (lighter)

#8f1717 #9a2e2e #a64646 #b15d5d #bc7474 #c78b8b #d2a2a2 #ddb9b9 #e9d1d1 #f4e8e8

Shades (darker)

#780000 #6c0000 #600000 #540000 #480000 #3c0000 #300000 #240000 #180000 #0c0000

Contrast & accessibility

The quick brown fox

On white · 10.6:1 · AAA

The quick brown fox

On black · 1.98:1 · Fail

Recommended text color: #ffffff

Use dark red in code

CSS color: #840000;
SCSS $color: #840000;
Tailwind bg-[#840000]
Swift UIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.000, blue: 0.000, alpha: 1)
Android Color.parseColor("#840000")
Flutter Color(0xFF840000)

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What is the HEX code for dark red?

The CSS color dark red in HEX format is #840000. Use this value directly in CSS, SVG, and most design tools.

How do I use dark red in CSS?

To apply dark red in CSS:

  • Text color: color: #840000;
  • Background: background-color: #840000;
  • Border: border-color: #840000;

What are all the color format values for dark red?

FormatValue
HEX#840000
RGBrgb(132, 0, 0)
HSLhsl(0, 100%, 25.9%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 48.2%)

How do I convert dark red to HEX?

Select dark red from the color name list in our color converter. The HEX value — #840000 — appears instantly alongside HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK.

What color family does dark red belong to?

dark red belongs to the red color family. It is a dark, vivid color with HSL values: hue 0°, saturation 100%, lightness 25.9%.

How do I create lighter and darker shades of dark red?

Lighter variant (lightness 40.9%): #d10000. Darker variant (lightness 10.899999999999999%): #380000. These values are computed by adjusting HSL lightness ±15% while keeping the same hue and saturation.

What is HEX used for?

HEX color codes are used in CSS, HTML and design tools. They encode red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each (00–FF), forming a compact 6-character code like #ff0000.