Check out Nocturne (originally from Blacktree, of QuickSilver fame). It even has a full red monochrome option (in case you need to finish that paper at 2 am but don't want to keep your roommates awake).
I really wish Android and iOS had a full red monochrome night-vision mode.
Shortcut Win + Ctrl + C. I've known a couple people accidentally press it and think their display is broken! Use it quite often for quick visibility testing.