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#74170F

#74170f ≈ Falu Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#74170f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 9.02% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.17% magenta, 87.07% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 4.75°, with 77.1% saturation and 25.69% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Falu Red (#801818), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.0436

Complementary

  1. #74170f
  2. #0f6c74

Split complementary

  1. #74170f
  2. #0f744a
  3. #0f3a74

Analogous

  1. #740f3a
  2. #74170f
  3. #744a0f

Triadic

  1. #74170f
  2. #0f7417
  3. #170f74

Tetradic

  1. #74170f
  2. #6c740f
  3. #0f6c74
  4. #170f74

Square

  1. #74170f
  2. #3a740f
  3. #0f6c74
  4. #4a0f74

Monochromatic

  1. #120402
  2. #300a06
  3. #74170f
  4. #b82418
  5. #e54537

Shades

#74170f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74170f
  2. #68150e
  3. #5d120c
  4. #51100b
  5. #460e09
  6. #3a0c08
  7. #2e0906
  8. #230705
  9. #170503
  10. #0c0202
  11. #000000

Tints

#74170f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74170f
  2. #822e27
  3. #90453f
  4. #9e5d57
  5. #ac746f
  6. #ba8b87
  7. #c7a29f
  8. #d5b9b7
  9. #e3d1cf
  10. #f1e8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74170f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74170f
  2. #75221a
  3. #762c26
  4. #783731
  5. #79413c
  6. #7a4c48
  7. #7b5653
  8. #7c615e
  9. #7e6b69
  10. #7f7675
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57302f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #342e0d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b420a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #810016 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #55260e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e360c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c0114 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74170f {
  color: #74170f;
}
Background
.bg-74170f {
  background-color: #74170f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-74170f {
  border: 2px solid #74170f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74170f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 23 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 77% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74170f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74170f, #744a0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74170f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 23 15 / 0.35);
}

#801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.14 #800000 Maroon ΔE 3.47 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 5.17 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 5.20 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.89 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 6.24 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.96 #8be8f0 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Falu Red
#74170f  rgb(116, 23, 15)  hsl(5, 77%, 26%)  Falu Red
#0f6c74  rgb(15, 108, 116)  hsl(185, 77%, 26%)  Myrtle Green
#0f7417  rgb(15, 116, 23)  hsl(125, 77%, 26%)  Green
#170f74  rgb(23, 15, 116)  hsl(245, 77%, 26%)  Midnight Blue