Dark Red

The color code of Dark Red indicates, that red is the main light source among the primary colors red, green and blue. Together with green it also forms the basic color yellow, but still remains as dominant basic color for the initial color impression. Learn more …

Because achromatic basic colors like black and white are somewhat restrained, the colorfulness of Dark Red is only slightly limited: The mixture ratio between chromatic and achromatic basic colors results in 55 % saturation. Since the inherent brightness of its contained basic colors sums up to a perceived brightness of 16 %, Dark Red is a quite dark color.

Hex	`#8c1000`
RGB	`rgb(140, 16, 0)`
HSL*	`hsl(7, 100%, 27%)`
Lab*	`29.28 48.51 42.35`
CMYK*	`0% 89% 100% 45%`

* approximated values

Basic colors

49 %

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