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#72100A

#72100a ≈ Maroon

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#72100a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 6.27% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.96% magenta, 91.23% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 3.46°, with 83.87% saturation and 24.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maroon (#800000), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0397

Complementary

  1. #72100a
  2. #0a6c72

Split complementary

  1. #72100a
  2. #0a7244
  3. #0a3872

Analogous

  1. #720a38
  2. #72100a
  3. #72440a

Triadic

  1. #72100a
  2. #0a7210
  3. #100a72

Tetradic

  1. #72100a
  2. #6c720a
  3. #0a6c72
  4. #100a72

Square

  1. #72100a
  2. #38720a
  3. #0a6c72
  4. #440a72

Monochromatic

  1. #130302
  2. #2c0604
  3. #72100a
  4. #b81a10
  5. #ec3429

Shades

#72100a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72100a
  2. #670e09
  3. #5b0d08
  4. #500b07
  5. #440a06
  6. #390805
  7. #2e0604
  8. #220503
  9. #170302
  10. #0b0201
  11. #000000

Tints

#72100a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72100a
  2. #802823
  3. #8e403b
  4. #9c5854
  5. #aa706c
  6. #b98885
  7. #c79f9d
  8. #d5b7b6
  9. #e3cfce
  10. #f1e7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72100a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72100a
  2. #731b16
  3. #752622
  4. #76322d
  5. #783d39
  6. #794845
  7. #7a5351
  8. #7c5e5d
  9. #7d6a68
  10. #7f7574
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #552d2c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #312a08 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #484004 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e0010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #532209 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c3306 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a000e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72100a {
  color: #72100a;
}
Background
.bg-72100a {
  background-color: #72100a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-72100a {
  border: 2px solid #72100a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72100a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 16 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 84% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72100a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72100a, #72440a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72100a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 16 10 / 0.35);
}

#800000 Maroon ΔE 3.26 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.72 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 4.57 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 5.29 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.14 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 7.09 #960018 Carmine ΔE 7.31 #8deff5 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Maroon
#72100a  rgb(114, 16, 10)  hsl(3, 84%, 24%)  Maroon
#0a6c72  rgb(10, 108, 114)  hsl(183, 84%, 24%)  Myrtle Green
#0a7210  rgb(10, 114, 16)  hsl(123, 84%, 24%)  Pakistan Green
#100a72  rgb(16, 10, 114)  hsl(243, 84%, 24%)  Navy