Color.darker() has the following syntax.
public Color darker()
In the following code shows how to use Color.darker() method.
//ww w. j a v a 2 s .c om import java.awt.Color; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Color myColor = Color.RED; JLabel label = new JLabel("First Name"); label.setForeground(myColor.darker()); JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.add(label); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setBounds(20,20, 500,500); frame.setVisible(true); } }