Dried Blood Color
Dried Blood is a red color with hex code #4B0101. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dried blood, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dried Blood Color Values
What Does Dried Blood Mean?
Dried Blood belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Being on the dark side, Dried Blood adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dried Blood is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: deep reddish brown, #56070C).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dried Blood
Dried Blood and #014B4B are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #4B0126 and #4B2601, which sit beside dried blood on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dried blood with triadic partners #014B01 and #01014B. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Rustic Red —
#480404(Delta E 3) - Bulgarian Rose —
#480607(Delta E 4) - Heath —
#541012(Delta E 5) - Deep Brown —
#410200(Delta E 5) - Persian Red —
#520C17(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #4B0101; }
.background { background-color: #4B0101; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4B0101; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #4B010140; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dried blood?
Dried Blood has the hex code #4B0101. In RGB notation it is rgb(75, 1, 1), in HSL it is hsl(0, 97%, 15%), and its OKLCH value is 0.26, 0.105, 28.9.
What does the color dried blood mean?
Red-family colors like dried blood carry distinct psychological associations. Dried Blood belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Being on the dark side, Dried Blood adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with dried blood?
Dried Blood has three easy routes: its complement #014B4B for punch, its neighbors #4B0126 and #4B2601 for something calmer, or triadic partners #014B01 and #01014B when you want energy.
Is dried blood a standard web color?
No — Dried Blood is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #4B0101 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dried blood lighter or darker?
To lighten dried blood, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FEB9B9 (lightest tint) to #0F0000 (darkest shade).
About Dried Blood
Dried Blood is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Red hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #4B0101 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.