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#73170B

#73170b ≈ Maroon

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#73170b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 9.02% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 90.43% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 6.92°, with 82.54% saturation and 24.71% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maroon (#800000), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0428

Complementary

  1. #73170b
  2. #0b6773

Split complementary

  1. #73170b
  2. #0b734b
  3. #0b3373

Analogous

  1. #730b33
  2. #73170b
  3. #734b0b

Triadic

  1. #73170b
  2. #0b7317
  3. #170b73

Tetradic

  1. #73170b
  2. #67730b
  3. #0b6773
  4. #170b73

Square

  1. #73170b
  2. #33730b
  3. #0b6773
  4. #4b0b73

Monochromatic

  1. #130402
  2. #2d0904
  3. #73170b
  4. #b92512
  5. #eb422c

Shades

#73170b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73170b
  2. #68150a
  3. #5c1209
  4. #511008
  5. #450e07
  6. #3a0c06
  7. #2e0904
  8. #230703
  9. #170502
  10. #0c0201
  11. #000000

Tints

#73170b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73170b
  2. #812e23
  3. #8f453c
  4. #9d5d54
  5. #ab746d
  6. #b98b85
  7. #c7a29d
  8. #d5b9b6
  9. #e3d1ce
  10. #f1e8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73170b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73170b
  2. #742217
  3. #762c22
  4. #77372e
  5. #78413a
  6. #7a4c46
  7. #7b5651
  8. #7c615d
  9. #7d6b69
  10. #7f7674
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57302e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #342d08 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b4205 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f0015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #542609 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d3508 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b0112 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73170b {
  color: #73170b;
}
Background
.bg-73170b {
  background-color: #73170b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-73170b {
  border: 2px solid #73170b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73170b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 23 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 83% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73170b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73170b, #734b0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73170b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 23 11 / 0.35);
}

#800000 Maroon ΔE 3.28 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.02 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 5.01 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 5.75 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 6.04 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.05 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 7.17 #8ce8f4 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Maroon
#73170b  rgb(115, 23, 11)  hsl(7, 83%, 25%)  Maroon
#0b6773  rgb(11, 103, 115)  hsl(187, 83%, 25%)  Teal Blue
#0b7317  rgb(11, 115, 23)  hsl(127, 83%, 25%)  Pakistan Green
#170b73  rgb(23, 11, 115)  hsl(247, 83%, 25%)  Navy