What is "dark red"

Usage examples of "dark red".

The sky was a dark red, murky and opaque, only slighty lighter in the west over the sun.

And by his boots crouched a rock hanay, while between his fingers he held a slender dark red rod.

It was a deep dark red, much darker than the color of dried blood.

Then, again, I have heard it is no use your applying if your hair is light red, or dark red, or anything but real bright, blazing, fiery red.

Here, too, the street was paved with dark red bricks, but it was old paving, and many of the bricks had settled or risen slightly, giving the street an uneven, gently undulating surface.

He was dark red with white patches, with a big white triangle on his face, and he was walking easy and slow, wiggling his head a little as if he was nervous, or as if he was trying to shake a fly off of his horns.