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#791109

#791109 ≈ Maroon

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#791109 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 6.67% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.95% magenta, 92.56% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 4.29°, with 86.15% saturation and 25.49% 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maroon (#800000), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0449

Complementary

  1. #791109
  2. #097179

Split complementary

  1. #791109
  2. #097949
  3. #093979

Analogous

  1. #790939
  2. #791109
  3. #794909

Triadic

  1. #791109
  2. #097911
  3. #110979

Tetradic

  1. #791109
  2. #717909
  3. #097179
  4. #110979

Square

  1. #791109
  2. #397909
  3. #097179
  4. #490979

Monochromatic

  1. #130301
  2. #320704
  3. #791109
  4. #c01b0e
  5. #ef3a2c

Shades

#791109 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #791109
  2. #6d0f08
  3. #610e07
  4. #550c06
  5. #490a05
  6. #3d0905
  7. #300704
  8. #240503
  9. #180302
  10. #0c0201
  11. #000000

Tints

#791109 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #791109
  2. #862922
  3. #94413a
  4. #a15853
  5. #af706b
  6. #bc8884
  7. #c9a09d
  8. #d7b8b5
  9. #e4cfce
  10. #f2e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#791109 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #791109
  2. #7a1c15
  3. #7a2721
  4. #7b322d
  5. #7c3d39
  6. #7d4945
  7. #7d5450
  8. #7e5f5c
  9. #7f6a68
  10. #7f7574
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a302f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #342d06 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d4402 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #860011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #582507 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #623605 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81000e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-791109 {
  color: #791109;
}
Background
.bg-791109 {
  background-color: #791109;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-791109 {
  border: 2px solid #791109;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #791109;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 17 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 86% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-791109 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #791109, #794909);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-791109 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 17 9 / 0.35);
}

#800000 Maroon ΔE 1.97 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.42 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 3.78 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.75 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.90 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 6.04 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.44 #86eef6 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Maroon
#791109  rgb(121, 17, 9)  hsl(4, 86%, 25%)  Maroon
#097179  rgb(9, 113, 121)  hsl(184, 86%, 25%)  Myrtle Green
#097911  rgb(9, 121, 17)  hsl(124, 86%, 25%)  Green
#110979  rgb(17, 9, 121)  hsl(244, 86%, 25%)  Navy