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Dark Red Palette

Dark Red Palette: #8B0000, #008A8A, #8A0045, #8A4500. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Dark Red Palette assigns primary #8B0000, secondary #008A8A, surface #8A0045, background #8A4500, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #8B0000 at 0.0549 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 2 of 5 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Red palettedominant group
4use cases

Palette Color Roles

Dark Red Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#8B0000Dark Red
Secondary#008A8A#008A8A
Surface#8A0045#8A0045
Background#8A4500#8A4500
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-dark-red-primary: #8B0000;
--palette-dark-red-secondary: #008A8A;
--palette-dark-red-surface: #8A0045;
--palette-dark-red-background: #8A4500;
--palette-dark-red-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Dark Red Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#8B0000
Black 2.1:1 · White 10.01:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#008A8A
Black 5:1 · White 4.2:1
Best #000000
Surface#8A0045
Black 2.17:1 · White 9.7:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#8A4500
Black 2.93:1 · White 7.16:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Dark Red Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Dark Red Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Dark Red Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0549
Black text2.1:1AA Fail
White text10.01:1AA Pass
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#8B0000",
    "name": "Dark Red"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#008A8A",
    "name": "#008A8A"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#8A0045",
    "name": "#8A0045"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#8A4500",
    "name": "#8A4500"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#8B0000",
    "name": "Dark Red",
    "blackContrast": 2.1,
    "whiteContrast": 10.01,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#008A8A",
    "name": "#008A8A",
    "blackContrast": 5,
    "whiteContrast": 4.2,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#8A0045",
    "name": "#8A0045",
    "blackContrast": 2.17,
    "whiteContrast": 9.7,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#8A4500",
    "name": "#8A4500",
    "blackContrast": 2.93,
    "whiteContrast": 7.16,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "dark red palette",
  "generated palette",
  "red palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-dark-red-primary: #8B0000;\n--palette-dark-red-secondary: #008A8A;\n--palette-dark-red-surface: #8A0045;\n--palette-dark-red-background: #8A4500;\n--palette-dark-red-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "dark-red",
  "name": "Dark Red Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "dark-red",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Dark Red, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Dark Red Palette combines primary #8B0000, secondary #008A8A, surface #8A0045, background #8A4500, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a red palette, cyan palette, pink palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "dark red palette",
    "generated palette",
    "red palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#8B0000",
      "slug": "dark-red",
      "name": "Dark Red",
      "rgb": [
        139,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        100,
        27
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        100,
        45
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0549,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.1,
        "white": 10.01
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/dark-red/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#008A8A",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#008A8A",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        138,
        138
      ],
      "hsl": [
        180,
        100,
        27
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        0,
        46
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2001,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5,
        "white": 4.2
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8A0045",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#8A0045",
      "rgb": [
        138,
        0,
        69
      ],
      "hsl": [
        330,
        100,
        27
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        50,
        46
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0583,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.17,
        "white": 9.7
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8A4500",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#8A4500",
      "rgb": [
        138,
        69,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        30,
        100,
        27
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        50,
        100,
        46
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0966,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.93,
        "white": 7.16
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#8B0000",
      "name": "Dark Red"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#008A8A",
      "name": "#008A8A"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8A0045",
      "name": "#8A0045"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8A4500",
      "name": "#8A4500"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#8B0000",
      "name": "Dark Red",
      "blackContrast": 2.1,
      "whiteContrast": 10.01,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#008A8A",
      "name": "#008A8A",
      "blackContrast": 5,
      "whiteContrast": 4.2,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8A0045",
      "name": "#8A0045",
      "blackContrast": 2.17,
      "whiteContrast": 9.7,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8A4500",
      "name": "#8A4500",
      "blackContrast": 2.93,
      "whiteContrast": 7.16,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-dark-red-primary: #8B0000;\n--palette-dark-red-secondary: #008A8A;\n--palette-dark-red-surface: #8A0045;\n--palette-dark-red-background: #8A4500;\n--palette-dark-red-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/dark-red.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-red.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/dark-red/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/dark-red.json"
}
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