Internet Colors - Set of 1035

Dark Red Color 264 - #8B0000

Dark Red is considered a shade of maroon. Maroon is a dark brownish-red color, which takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut. The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as "a brownish crimson or claret color." In the RGB model used to create colors on computer screens and televisions, maroon is created by turning down the brightness of red by about half.