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#7A0000

#7a0000 ≈ Maroon

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#7a0000 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.84% red, 0% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 23.92% 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maroon (#800000), ΔE 1.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0414

Complementary

  1. #7a0000
  2. #007a7a

Split complementary

  1. #7a0000
  2. #007a3d
  3. #003d7a

Analogous

  1. #7a003d
  2. #7a0000
  3. #7a3d00

Triadic

  1. #7a0000
  2. #007a00
  3. #00007a

Tetradic

  1. #7a0000
  2. #7a7a00
  3. #007a7a
  4. #00007a

Square

  1. #7a0000
  2. #3d7a00
  3. #007a7a
  4. #3d007a

Monochromatic

  1. #140000
  2. #2d0000
  3. #7a0000
  4. #c60000
  5. #ff1414

Shades

#7a0000 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a0000
  2. #6e0000
  3. #620000
  4. #550000
  5. #490000
  6. #3d0000
  7. #310000
  8. #250000
  9. #180000
  10. #0c0000
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a0000 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a0000
  2. #871a1a
  3. #953333
  4. #a24d4d
  5. #af6666
  6. #bd8080
  7. #ca9999
  8. #d7b3b3
  9. #e4cccc
  10. #f2e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a0000 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a0000
  2. #7b0d0d
  3. #7b1a1a
  4. #7c2626
  5. #7c3333
  6. #7d4040
  7. #7e4d4d
  8. #7e5a5a
  9. #7f6666
  10. #7f7373
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a2c2c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #302900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c4200 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #880003 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #571f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #613300 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #820002 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a0000 {
  color: #7a0000;
}
Background
.bg-7a0000 {
  background-color: #7a0000;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7a0000 {
  border: 2px solid #7a0000;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a0000;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 0 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 100% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a0000 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a0000, #7a3d00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a0000 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 0 0 / 0.35);
}

#800000 Maroon ΔE 1.25 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 3.49 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.30 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.69 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 6.07 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.61 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 7.00 #85ffff Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Maroon
#7a0000  rgb(122, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 100%, 24%)  Maroon
#007a7a  rgb(0, 122, 122)  hsl(180, 100%, 24%)  Teal
#007a00  rgb(0, 122, 0)  hsl(120, 100%, 24%)  Green
#00007a  rgb(0, 0, 122)  hsl(240, 100%, 24%)  Navy