red vs dark red

dark red vs red

red and dark red both are nouns.

red is an adjective but dark red is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
red	Yes	Yes	No	No
dark red	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dark red is a hyponym of red; that is, dark red is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than red:

red: red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
dark red: a red color that reflects little light

Other hyponyms of red include sanguine, chrome red, alizarine red, Turkey red, cardinal, carmine, crimson, deep red, ruby, purplish-red, purplish red, cerise, cherry, cherry red, orange red, scarlet, vermilion, reddishness, rust.

red (noun)	dark red (noun)
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood	a red color that reflects little light
emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

red (adjective)	dark red (adjective)
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
characterized by violence or bloodshed

Difference between red and dark red

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