#8B0012 — Deep Red

#8B0012 is a deep red in the Red family. In practice it looks like a warm, balanced medium-dark brick red, and it is also commonly known as Brick Red, Rust. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#8B0012
CSS Namedarkred (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#fef3f1
100#fbe4e1
200#fbccc8
300#f8a8a1
400#ee7c74
500#e05853
600#c94643
700#ac3433
800#912928
900#7d2121
950#4c1111

Accessibility

Contrast on white
9.97:1
Contrast on black
2.11:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whitePass
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whitePass
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whitePass
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.012 25.2); /* #fef3f1 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.026 25.2); /* #fbe4e1 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.053 25.2); /* #fbccc8 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.096 25.2); /* #f8a8a1 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.142 25.2); /* #ee7c74 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.171 25.2); /* #e05853 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.167 25.2); /* #c94643 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.157 25.2); /* #ac3433 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.14 25.2); /* #912928 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.126 25.2); /* #7d2121 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.089 25.2); /* #4c1111 */
}

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